— primevally , adv.
/pruy mee"veuhl/ , adj.
of or pertaining to the first age or ages, esp. of the world: primeval forms of life.
Also, primaeval .
[ 1765-75; primaev ( us ) young ( prim ( us ) PRIME + aev ( um ) AGE + -us adj. suffix) + -AL 1 ]
Syn . primary, primordial, pristine. See prime .