primeval
adjective
of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world.
primevally
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a word derived from
primeval.
Example Sentences
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There is not even a certainty whether, primevally or archaically, "there were several original alphabetical systems, or whether one is to be assumed as having given rise to the various modes of writing in use."
From Five Years of Theosophy by Various
Kedzie stood on tiptoe, primevally trying to lift her ears higher still to hear what followed.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
It is to be observed that primevally among the Norse the ash alone stood for man.
From Algonquin Legends of New England by Charles Godfrey Leland
It's vast and silent, and, though our homesteads are crude and new, once you pass the breaking it's primevally old.
From Hawtrey's Deputy by Cyrus Cuneo
His dress suit, primevally old, would scarcely, she reflected, hold together another winter.
From The Mating of Lydia by Mrs. Humphry Ward
