Adamic

[ uh-dam-ik, ad-uh-mik ]

/ əˈdæm ɪk, ˈæd ə mɪk /

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adjective

pertaining to or suggestive of Adam.

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Also A·dam·i·cal .

Origin of Adamic

First recorded in 1650–60; Adam + -ic

A·dam·i·cal·ly, adverbpost-A·dam·ic, adjective

The "sons of God" must have been the lineal descendants of Adam, and the "daughters of men" the offspring of the pre-Adamic race.
A Manual of the Antiquity of Man|J. P. MacLean
That man may be traced back on the earth long prior to the alleged Adamic era.
A Few Words About the Devil|Charles Bradlaugh
Faith may now be exercised without a jar to the moral life and without embarrassment to the Adamic ego.
The Pursuit of God|A. W. Tozer
They express the real nature of the old Adamic man better than a thousand volumes of theology could do.
The Pursuit of God|A. W. Tozer

It looked so harsh, so millennial-old, so antediluvian and pre-adamic!
Over Prairie Trails|Frederick Philip Grove