antediluvian
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++an·te·di·lu·vi·an /ˌæntɪdəˈluːviən◂/ adjective formal OLD-FASHIONEDvery old-fashioned 老式的,陈旧的,过时的 SYN outdated antediluvian ideas about women 关于女性的陈旧观念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
antediluvian• Most 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 disabledOrigin antediluvian (1600-1700) ante- + Latin diluvium “flood”an·te·di·lu·vi·an adjectiveChineseSyllable
very old-fashioned Corpus
antediluvian
an‧te‧di‧lu‧vi‧an /ˌæntɪdəˈluːviən◂, ˌæntɪdɪˈluːviən◂/
adjective formal
SYN outdated:
antediluvian ideas about women
an‧te‧di‧lu‧vi‧an /ˌæntɪdəˈluːviən◂, ˌæntɪdɪˈluːviən◂/
adjective formal Date: 1600-1700
Origin: ante- + Latin diluvium __flood__
very old-fashioned Origin: ante- + Latin diluvium __flood__
SYN outdated: