antediluvian

/an-tee-dih-LOO-vee-un/adjective

ridiculously old-fashioned; belonging to the time before the flood

The office still runs on an antediluvian fax machine.
Synonyms
archaic, ancient, obsolete
Antonyms
modern, current
Memory hook
ante (before) + diluvium (flood): older than Noah's flood.

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