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as old as Methuselah

as old as Methuselah adjective: extremely old.

Adjective

as old as Methuselah (not comparable)

  1. Extremely old.

Questions about as old as Methuselah

What does as old as Methuselah mean?
As old as Methuselah means extremely old.
What part of speech is as old as Methuselah?
As old as Methuselah is an adjective.

Words near as old as Methuselah in the dictionary

  1. as of now
  2. as of right
  3. as of yet
  4. as often as not
  5. as old as Adam
  6. as old as Methuselah
  7. as old as time itself
  8. as one
  9. as one does
  10. as one door closes, another opens
  11. as one man

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