Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Wonderful Word Wednesday: Antediluvian




It's Wonderful Word Wednesdays! Here's this week's word!

antediluvian
adjective
1.) of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8.
2.) very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.

noun
3.) a person who lived before the Flood.
4.) a very old or old-fashioned person or thing.

Example Sentence: In the year 2123, door knobs are considered antediluvian since the installment of electric, genetic locks for all entryways. 


Have you seen or used this word before? What do you think of it?

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3 comments:

  1. I just wanted to let you know I've nominated you for the Liebster Awards! If you haven't heard of them, I explained them in my post! Here's a link: http://nerdywriting.blogspot.com/2014/06/liebster-awards.html
    In the post you'll find everything you need to know!

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    1. Thanks for the nomination. I've been nominated by two people now. I've done this before a year or so back I hope it's cool to do it again. ^ ^'

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    2. As far as I know, there's no reason you can't do it again, that is, if you're up for it.

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