antediluvian

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Of all the units that measure all the things, Scoville heat units have got to be the most antediluvian.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

But the script forces antediluvian clichés on some of the grown-up female characters.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2022

Microsoft released the first version of Internet Explorer in 1995, the antediluvian era of web surfing dominated by the first widely popular browser, Netscape Navigator.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2022

So, $23.7 billion annually to renovate an antediluvian water system?

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2021

Bromley Cheston," exclaimed Albina, "do not ask me to play any of those antediluvian Scotch songs.

From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza