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adj. - Before the biblical flood; antiquated.

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  • Soon, the idea of carrying multiple books around will seem antidiluvian.
  • From under the sea they threw up gnarled roots like the limbs of some antidiluvian squid.
  • They also quoted some antidiluvian Labour Councillor, who actually lives in a different constituency, who expressed his "disgust" at the MP's actions.
  • Bending over the mark in the rock, nodding their heads together, pointing with their awkwardly accoutered arms, they looked like an assemblage of antidiluvian monsters...
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