primal
primal · primals
A primal cutA primal cut (of meat).
/ˈpɹaɪməl/
» You awaken primal urges in me.
Meaning
2 sensesA primal cut (of meat).
The first element of something, especially the first letter of a word.
Examples
6 sentencesYou awaken primal urges in me.
There's a certain primal joy in building a fire.
Some politicians try to evoke the primal fear of everything foreign.
Appetite is one of humankind's three primal needs, alongside sleep and sexual desire.
Justice moved my high maker; divine power made me, the supreme wisdom and the primal love.
Origin
Probably partly from Medieval Latin prīmālis, from Latin prīmus (“first”) + -ālis, and parProbably partly from Medieval Latin prīmālis, from Latin prīmus (“first”) + -ālis, and partly from prime + -al.
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