Primevally
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally.
"Some authors suppose that man primevally lived in single families; but at the present day, though single families, or only two or three together, roam the solitudes of some savage lands, they are always, as far as I can discover, friendly with other families inhabiting the same district."
Example
More examples"Some authors suppose that man primevally lived in single families; but at the present day, though single families, or only two or three together, roam the solitudes of some savage lands, they are always, as far as I can discover, friendly with other families inhabiting the same district."
Etymology
From primeval + -ly.
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