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antediluvian

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++an·te·di·lu·vi·an /ˌæntɪdəˈluːviən◂/ adjective formal  OLD-FASHIONEDvery old-fashioned 老式的,陈旧的,过时的 SYN outdated antediluvian ideas about women 关于女性的陈旧观念
Examples from the Corpus
antediluvianMost guys he met thought this was too far out, positively antediluvian.Regrettably, this illogical and antediluvian attitude still persists even when we are dealing with nations substantially richer than ourselves.antediluvian attitudes toward the disabled
Origin antediluvian (1600-1700) ante- + Latin diluvium flood
very old-fashioned Corpus


antediluvian
antediluvian /ˌæntɪdəˈluːviən◂, ˌæntɪdɪˈluːviən◂/ adjective formal
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: ante- + Latin diluvium __flood__
very old-fashioned
   SYN  outdated:
    antediluvian ideas about women


ante·di·lu·vianBrE /ˌæntidɪˈluːviən/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæntidɪˈluːviən/ 🔊 adjective (formal or humorous) very old-fashioned 早已过时的;十分老式的