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antediluvian
an-ti-duh-LOO-vee-uhn
adjective
biblical era before the flood; antiquate; unfashionable
1939Henry MillerTropic of CapricornCertainly I did not need this grotesque, cumbersome, antediluvian desk which I had installed in the parlour…1975Robert LudlumThe Road to Gandolfo'That phrase is about as antediluvian as you are,' muttered Sam as he stood up.2003Dan BrownThe Da Vinci CodeThe air inside smelled antediluvian, regal somehow, with traces of pipe tobacco, tea leaves, cooking sherry, and the earthen aroma of stone architecture.

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