primeval
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With a single, in-block cam, one timing chain and two valves per cylinder, Godzilla is so primitive it’s practically primeval.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
For example, how much primeval forest has been cleared for an agricultural product or how the land was previously used.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024
In Mesoamerican myth, the ancient monster Cipactli, part crocodilian, part fish or toad, floats in primeval waters, like the Hindu snake of residue, Sheshanaga.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023
“It’s a very primeval instinct. When you hear the hounds — they call it the music — when you hear the hounds’ music, it’s bloodcurdling it’s so thrilling.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2022
Horrors lurked in the primeval forest, not nymphs and naiads.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing primeval
The Call of the Wild
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The Red Pyramid
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