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prehistoric
[pree-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-, pree-i-]
adjective
of or relating to the time or a period prior to recorded history.
The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.
Slang.outdated; passé.
My mom has these prehistoric ideas about proper dress.
prehistoric
/ ˌːɪˈɒɪ /
adjective
of or relating to man's development before the appearance of the written word
Other Word Forms
- prehistorically adverb
- ˌˈٴǰ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of prehistoric1
Example Sentences
After all, how can a movie about a shark — or more sharks, possibly of some mutant or prehistoric variety, depending on the film — terrorizing people not be fun, right?
The film uses a fable-like framing story about two prehistoric cave dwellers who may very well be the first married couple.
BBC News has come to Pipestone Creek to witness the sheer scale of this prehistoric graveyard and see how researchers are piecing together the clues.
The original show gave the prehistoric reptiles the nature documentary treatment, offering glimpses of a world that was ruled by dinosaurs millions of years ago through the magic of CGI and animatronics.
A Colossal video calls the species “a prehistoric pop-culture icon” — it also plays a role in “World of Warcraft,” Dungeons & Dragons and the card game Magic: The Gathering.
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