Extinctual
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of, related to, or resembling extinction.
"I mourn because I would not kill, knowing killing is suffering a snarling, extinctual end; and I mourn that something weak, nameless — inside me — allows this lie of color life in my blood and bone."
Example
More examples"I mourn because I would not kill, knowing killing is suffering a snarling, extinctual end; and I mourn that something weak, nameless — inside me — allows this lie of color life in my blood and bone."
Etymology
From extinct + -ual.
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