Found 2 items, similar to primal.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: primal primal adj 1: serving as an essential component; “a cardinal rule”; “the central cause of the problem”; “an example that was fundamental to the argument”; “computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure” [syn: cardinal, central, fundamental, key] 2: having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; “aboriginal forests”; “primal eras before the appearance of life on earth”; “the forest primeval”; “primordial matter”; “primordial forms of life” [syn: aboriginal, primeval, primaeval, primordial]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Primal Primal \Pri"mal\, a. [LL. primalis, fr. L. primus the first. See Prime, a.] First; primary; original; chief. [1913 Webster] It hath the primal eldest curse upon it. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The primal duties shine aloft like stars. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]