Main Entry: pri·me·val

Pronunciation: \prī-ˈmē-vəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin primaevus, from primus first + aevum age — more at aye

Date: 1662

1 : of or relating to the earliest ages (as of the world or human history) : ancient, primitive <100 acres of primeval forest which has never felt an ax — Mary R. Zimmer>
2 : primordial 1b

— pri·me·val·ly \-və-lē\ adverb