antediluvian

/ˌæntiːdɪlˈuːvi‍ən/

/ˌæntiːdɪlˈuːviən/

[noun] [adjective]

Antediluvian

[NOUN]

a very old person

synonyms : ancient

any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge

synonyms : antediluvian patriarch

antediluvian

[ADJECTIVE]

of or relating to the period before the biblical flood

synonyms : antediluvial

extremely old, primitive, or belonging to a distant and bygone era

synonyms : antiquated

archaic

Examples

1. The taxi industry in its antediluvian period is rife with inefficiency.

2. And there's another letter that he writes a couple of years later in which he describes himself as living at Monticello like an antediluvian patriarch.

3. Another letter a couple of years later he described himself as an antediluvian patriarch.

4. In 1882, a book called Atlantis: The Antediluvian World by Ignatius Donnelly took things one step further by suggesting that Atlantis was actually the secret birthplace of all humanity.