- a variation of primeval.
primaeval
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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For a moment the primaeval man in him leapt up, telling him that he had only to pit himself against Vardri, and the victory would be assuredly his own.
From The Hippodrome by Hayward, Rachel
If thou wilt not unmask thy counterfeit, This earth will be the prey of strife once more, As when primaeval discord held its reign.
From Don Quixote by Ormsby, John
Behind lay the central and southern portions of the island, hushed as if their primaeval rocks were still tenantless.
From The Forest of Vazon A Guernsey Legend of the Eighth Century by Anonymous
Age has just the least in the world dimmed the lustre we once knew, but an unmistakable breath of the morning still encircles him, and the odour of primaeval woods.
From Notes of a Son and Brother by James, Henry
With the dissolution of these primaeval communities society begins to be differentiated into separate and finally antagonistic classes.
From Manifesto of the Communist Party by Marx, Karl
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