primeval
or pri·mae·val
of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
Origin of primeval
1synonym study For primeval
Other words for primeval
Other words from primeval
- pri·me·val·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with primeval
- primal, primeval , primordial
Words Nearby primeval
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How to use primeval in a sentence
A few years later, he suggested that perhaps the cosmos began with all of its matter in a single point — the “primeval atom,” he called it.
‘Flashes of Creation’ recounts the Big Bang theory’s origin story | Christopher Crockett | August 24, 2021 | Science NewsTravel to a land sculpted by ancient volcanoes, where crystal blue rivers carve their way through primeval forests, towering mountains give way to lush valleys and pristine lakes, and deep below the surface lie vast networks of cavernous wonders.
In their statements, Yamaguchi and Schipper link primeval fables to modern ecological crises.
In the galleries: Images focus on the future of the planet | Mark Jenkins | May 28, 2021 | Washington PostThe next night, after a rollicking, 27-mile day of trending downhill through primeval stadiums of hoodoos, arches and knee-buckling cliffs, the wigs come out.
On mountain bikes in the Utah desert, a college reunion like no other | John Briley | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostPeople come from around the world to fish for all five species of wild Alaska salmon, hunt everything from mountain goats to brown bears, and experience primeval wild country.
Loggers could soon slice through one of the most important forests in the US | By Bjorn Dihle/ Outdoor Life | September 30, 2020 | Popular-Science
Bryan Hurt in Split Images and Raymond Cruz in City primeval are cops.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune | Mike Lupica | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe landscape here, like all of Iceland, has a primeval majesty.
The longing for a product that we have not yet experienced strikes some primeval need, particularly in Americans.
‘A Lifetime of Experience’ May Hinder Hillary Clinton in 2016 | Stuart Stevens | July 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere could never be anything friendly, anything possessing, in a land destined for a race of primeval giants.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonShe points to her pinions stretched over the abyss of primeval fire, her eyes blinded by its awful glare, and remains silent.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. Ward"When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy," as this earth emerged from its primeval darkness.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardThe organization of man renders it questionable if his primeval ancestor was arboreal to any similar extent.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisHe wheeled toward the deepening night, the torn and soiled blue robe clinging to him as to the figure of a primeval god.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
British Dictionary definitions for primeval
primaeval
/ (praɪˈmiːvəl) /
of or belonging to the first age or ages, esp of the world
Origin of primeval
1Derived forms of primeval
- primevally or primaevally, adverb
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