an|te|di|lu|vi|an

an|te|di|lu|vi|an «_AN tee duh LOO vee uhn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. very old or old-fashioned; antiquated (in a disparaging sense): »

antediluvian notions of etiquette.

2. before the Flood.

–n.

1. a very old or old-fashioned person.

2. a person who lived before the Flood.

╂[< ante- + Latin dīluvium deluge (< dīluere wash away < dis- away + luere wash) + English -ian]