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primal

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6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹaɪməl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ailmprStarts with PEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

Word origin

Probably partly from Medieval Latin prīmālis, from Latin prīmus (“first”) + -ālis, and partly from prime + -al.

Used in a sentence

  • primal man
  • “I think I trigger a lot of their primal rage,” Mr. Greenwald said, referring to Brazilians who support the president. “They view me as someone who deserves to be punished.”
  • Primaling on the infant level seems so genuinely babyish that the unsophisticated observer may mistake it for psychotic behavior.

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