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prehistorically
adverb
uk /ˌpriː.hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl.i/ us /ˌpriː.hɪˈstɔːr.ɪ.kəl.i/
prehistoricallyadverb (BEFORE WRITTEN HISTORY)
in a way that involves or relates to the period before there were written records :
The area contains some of the most prehistorically significant archaeological sites in Latin America.
Archaeologists have often discussed the problem of how to keep track of what happened prehistorically.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Prehistory
anatosaurus
apatosaurus
Australopithecus
brachiosaurus
broch
henge
Holocene
ice age
ichthyosaur
iguanodon
Permian
Phanerozoic
pictograph
Pleistocene
Pliocene
raptor
Silurian
standing stone
stegosaurus
stone-age
prehistoricallyadverb (OLD-FASHIONED)
disapproving
in a way that is very old-fashioned :
That era now seems almost prehistorically peculiar.
This point of view is both completely ridiculous and prehistorically misogynistic.
You can call me extremely, prehistorically, old-fashioned, but I just prefer the way nature traditionally works.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Old or old-fashioned
age-old
ageing
ancient
antediluvian
anti-progressive
fossilization
fossilize
fossilized
frumpy
fustily
out of date
outdate
outdated
outdatedly
outmoded
unmodernized
unmodish
unprogressive
unreconstructed
unsmart
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prehistoric
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