Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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antediluvian | Yes | Yes | No | No |
old | Yes | Yes | No | No |
antediluvian (noun) | old (noun) |
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a very old person | past times |
any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge |
antediluvian (adjective) | old (adjective) |
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of or relating to the period before the biblical flood | of long duration; not new |
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period | (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age |
skilled through long experience | |
(used for emphasis) very familiar | |
excellent | |
just preceding something else in time or order | |
belonging to some prior time |