Cavemanlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or relating to cavemen.

    "Here books are the subject of a bizarre, cavemanlike ritual, as six semi-naked men squat together in a circle on top of piles of books, grinning like village idiots."

Example

More examples

"Here books are the subject of a bizarre, cavemanlike ritual, as six semi-naked men squat together in a circle on top of piles of books, grinning like village idiots."

Etymology

From caveman + -like.

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