antediluvian
/ˌæntidɪˈluːviən/
noun
- A person who lived before the biblical Flood; an extremely old or old-fashioned person.
- The old professor was something of an antediluvian, refusing to use email.
- He joked that his grandmother was an antediluvian who still used a rotary phone.
- In the story, the antediluvians had very long lifespans.
adjective
- Extremely old, old-fashioned, or outdated; from a time before the biblical Flood.
- They discovered antediluvian tools in the cave.
- My grandfather still uses an antediluvian typewriter in his study.
- The company's antediluvian policies frustrated the younger employees.
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