Word of the Day: Antedeluvian


Antediluvian:  an-tee-da-loo-vee-an

Part of speech:  adjective

Origin:  Latin, mid-17th century

1.  Absurdly outmoded or old-fashioned

2.  Of or relating to a time before the biblical flood

Examples used in a sentence:

1.  the rise and fall of the antediluvian age is narrated through the actions of Noah and his family in the Book of Genesis.

2.  Her sense of style is so laughably outdated it’s nearly antediluvian.


Comments