antediluviallyadv.

Brit.

/ˌantᵻdᵻˈluːvɪəli/, U.S.

/ˌæn(t)idəˈluviəli/,

/ˌæn(t)ədəˈluviəli/,

/ˌæn(t)ə(ˌ)daɪˈluviəli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antediluvial adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < antediluvial adj. + -ly suffix².

rare.

In times before the Flood described in the biblical book of Genesis, or (later) before any widespread flooding (cf. antediluvial adj. 1). Also: in an antiquated or old-fashioned way (cf. antediluvial adj. 3).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adverb] > in specific historical periods

antediluvially1826

B.C.E.1881

Victorianly1917

1826 T. L. Beddoes Another Let. to B. W. Procter in Poems (1851) I. 168 Time's billows swelling Roll a deep, ghostly, and invisible sea Of melted worlds antediluvially, Upon the sand of ever-crumbling hours.

1959 Z. Depolo tr. M. Krleža Return of Philip Latinowicz 64 Above the..peasant carts, which crawl like snails along the muddy roads and creak antediluvially, and get stuck in the mud,—a wonderful shimmering flash of lightning.

2001 Northern Echo (Nexis) 23 Jan. 9 Neasham is..latterly much prone to flooding. We knew the Fox and Hounds antediluvially when..it was well run and very popular.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antediluvially
释义	antediluviallyadv. Brit. /ˌantᵻdᵻˈluːvɪəli/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)idəˈluviəli/, /ˌæn(t)ədəˈluviəli/, /ˌæn(t)ə(ˌ)daɪˈluviəli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antediluvial adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < antediluvial adj. + -ly suffix². rare. In times before the Flood described in the biblical book of Genesis, or (later) before any widespread flooding (cf. antediluvial adj. 1). Also: in an antiquated or old-fashioned way (cf. antediluvial adj. 3). ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adverb] > in specific historical periods antediluvially1826 B.C.E.1881 Victorianly1917 1826 T. L. Beddoes Another Let. to B. W. Procter in Poems (1851) I. 168 Time's billows swelling Roll a deep, ghostly, and invisible sea Of melted worlds antediluvially, Upon the sand of ever-crumbling hours. 1959 Z. Depolo tr. M. Krleža Return of Philip Latinowicz 64 Above the..peasant carts, which crawl like snails along the muddy roads and creak antediluvially, and get stuck in the mud,—a wonderful shimmering flash of lightning. 2001 Northern Echo (Nexis) 23 Jan. 9 Neasham is..latterly much prone to flooding. We knew the Fox and Hounds antediluvially when..it was well run and very popular. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1826
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