archetypal
adjective
of or having the nature of an archetype, or original model or prototype.
archetypally
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a word derived from
archetypal.
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a word derived from
archetype.
archetypenounthe original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
Example Sentences
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That's because bumblebees — being archetypally fuzzy as heck — are extremely good at spreading pollen around and thus, helping flowers trade genetic information.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2023
Though at several points Chiuri strayed into heavy-handedness, the overall result was an archetypally couture collection that harked back to the couture origins of draping and strapping.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2020
It was the most beautiful and archetypally Scottish landscape we would encounter in our three days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2015
And so it is with Cary Grant, an actor who remains archetypally cool despite a number of qualities—the unplaceable accent, the too-bronze skin—that should seem hackneyed or hokey today.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2013
You might say she embodied an archetypally bipolar vision of the young female self in a culture obsessed with appearances.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2013
