antediluvial

• Adjectif archaïque désignant ce qui est antérieur au déluge biblique ; par extension, ce qui est extrêmement ancien ou démodé, voire périmé.

An archaic adjective meaning belonging to the time before the biblical flood; extremely old or outdated.

1. Before the biblical floodC2formal

   Relating to the time period before the great flood described in the Bible.

   Avant le déluge biblique

   • The antediluvial world was said to be populated by giants.
   • Scholars debate the timeline of antediluvial patriarchs.
   • The fossil was thought to be from an antediluvial era.

   Synonymesantediluvian

   Antonymespostdiluvian

2. Extremely old or outdatedC2formal

   Used figuratively to describe something that is very old-fashioned or ancient.

   Très ancien, démodé

   • His antediluvial views on technology made him a laughingstock.
   • The building's antediluvial plumbing system needed a complete overhaul.
   • She found his antediluvial manners charming but impractical.

   Synonymesancientantiquatedarchaicobsoleteold-fashionedoutdatedoutmodedprehistoricprimitive

   Antonymescontemporarycurrentmodernnewnovelrecent