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primal Definition

pri·mal (prī′məl)

adjective

  1. first in time; original; primitive
  2. first in importance; primary
  3. fundamental; basic the primal urge to procreate

Etymology: ML primalis < L primus, first: see prime

primal Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • scream: She sings her heart out with the subtlety of a primal scream.
  • instinct: It is our primal instinct for basic physical survival.
  • innocence: Matilda once more ties primal innocence to that anciently worshiped rebirth of the world in springtime: at this Easter of the Vision.
  • urge: I had a deep, almost primal urge to corpse Kevin Richmond.
  • fear: He'll find something primal, like some primal fear.
  • scene: Freud traces everything back to the primal scene which he derives from the dream.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: About being exposed to something very, very primal.
  • almost: I had a deep, almost primal urge to corpse Kevin Richmond.
  • so: Something so primal that words are not enough to describe it.

Used with adjective complement

feel: It feels primal - it feels like that thing that somebody might dig up ten years later and think ' What is this?