primal
Plural: primals
Adjective Satellite
- serving as an essential component
- having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
- "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"
Adj
- Being the first in time or in history.
- Of greatest importance; primary.
- Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts.
Noun
- A primal cut (of meat).
Verb
- To take part in primal therapy.
Adjective
- Relating to the earliest stages of development; fundamental or primitive.
Examples
- My primal instinct in Scrabble is always to look for a bingo first.
- primal man
Origin / Etymology
From Medieval Latin primalis, from Latin primus (“first”).
Synonyms
aboriginal, cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primaeval, primeval, primordial, primary
Scrabble Score: 10
primal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordprimal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
primal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary