primeval

[Pri*meĀ·val]

Use primeval when you want to suggest something has existed from the beginning. The Big Bang? Dinosaur bones? Ancient trees? Yep primeval.

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Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man.

Adjective S.
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"


a.
Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man.


Primeval

Pri*me"val , a. [L. primaevus; primus first + aevum age. See Prime, a., and Age.] Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man. "This is the forest primeval." Longfellow.
From chaos, and primeval darkness, came Light.

Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man.

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Usage Examples

The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I think that women just have a primeval instinct to make soup, which they will try to foist on anybody who looks like a likely candidate.

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