Meanings
adjectiveprimevous (comparative more primevous, superlative most primevous)
comparative more primevous · superlative most primevous
- obsoletePrimeval, primordial.
Origin
Adapted borrowing of Latin prīmaevus + -ous, from prīmus (“first”) + aevum (“age”).
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APA
primevous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primevous
MLA
“primevous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primevous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “primevous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primevous.
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