Meanings
adjectivecavemanlike (comparative more cavemanlike, superlative most cavemanlike)
comparative more cavemanlike · superlative most cavemanlike
- Resembling or relating to cavemen.
Here books are the subject of a bizarre, cavemanlike ritual, as six semi-naked men squat together in a circle on top of piles of books, grinning like village idiots.
2007 January 5, Bridget L. Goodbody, “Defending the Printed Page as the New China Stirred”, in New York TimesSynonyms: cavemanny, cavemannish, cavemanly
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveResembling or relating to cavemen.
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