2 example sentences using primaeval.
Primaeval used in a sentence
Primaeval in a sentence as an adjective
This also reflects a very Western-centric point of view, for a great deal of reasons; the massive changes and wars wrought in the east, as Creasy writes, "appear before us through the twilight of primaeval history, dim and indistinct, but massive and majestic, like mountains in the early dawn." It doesn't quite tally with my other metaphor, but feels true nonetheless.
What the Economist calls primaeval was the original function of political action, namely genuine confrontation. We are slowly coming to the end of a period of centre-technocratic governance where moderation is the mother of all virtues and we are all supposed to be best served by ignoring political conflict altogether, while slick corporate executives and managerial administrators solve all our problems, smooth like clockwork.
Primaeval definitions
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"
See also: aboriginal primal primeval primordial