old as methuselah

Main Entry:	olden [ohl-duhn] Show IPA/ˈoʊldən/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	old
Synonyms:	aboriginal, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, cast-off, crumbling, dated, decayed, demode, done, early, erstwhile, former, hackneyed, hoary, immemorial, late, moth-eaten, of old, of yore, old as Methuselah*, old as the hills, old-fashioned, old-time, oldfangled, once, onetime, original, out-of-date, outmoded, passé, past, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, quondam, relic, remote, rusty, sometime, stale, superannuated, time-worn, timeworn, traditional, unfashionable, unoriginal, venerable, worn-out

* = informal/non-formal usage
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