fossiili — meaning in English

English meaning

• antediluvian adj Belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.
• dinosaur noun One of the large reptiles that dominated the land during the Mesozoic Era, long before humans existed.
• dodo noun A large flightless bird from Mauritius that became extinct in the 1600s.
• fogey noun A person, often an older man, whose ideas and attitudes are old-fashioned and very conservative.
• fossil noun The preserved remains or traces of an ancient plant or animal, usually turned to stone over time.
• troglodyte noun A member of an imagined ancient people believed to have lived in caves.

Senses

fossiili is used for these senses in English:

• dinosaur (figuratively, colloquial) Something or someone that is very old or old-fashioned, or is not willing to change and adapt.
• dodo (figuratively) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
• fogey A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.
• old fart (slang, pejorative, idiomatic) An elderly person who holds old-fashioned views.
• troglodyte (derogatory) A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish.

antediluvian — full definition

1. adj Belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.
2. adj Describing plants or animals that died out long ago; prehistoric.
3. adj Extremely old; ancient.
4. adj So out of date that it seems almost laughably old-fashioned.

dinosaur — full definition

1. noun One of the large reptiles that dominated the land during the Mesozoic Era, long before humans existed.
2. noun A person, institution, or idea that is outdated and resistant to change.

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