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   Pri·me·val

   /prīˈmēv(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world: "mile after mile of primeval forest" Similar ancientearliestfirstprehistoricantediluvianantiqueprimordialprimitiveprimalpristineoriginaluntouched by humansaboriginalindigenousrare:autochthonousautochthonicprimigenialOpposite modern
   • ▪ (of feelings or actions) based on primitive instinct; raw and elementary: "a primeval desire" Similar instinctiveprimitivebasicprimalprimordialintuitiveintuitionalinvoluntaryinborninnateinherentinbrednaturalcongenitalhereditaryinheritedin the bloodingrained

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin primaevus (from primus ‘first’ + aevum ‘age’) + -al.

   Derivatives

   • 1. primevally adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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