adjective
- existing from the beginning of time; original or primitive
- basic and fundamental; essential
Examples
- The primordial soup theory explains how life began on Earth.
- Scientists study primordial black holes formed after the Big Bang.
- Fear of the dark seems to be a primordial human instinct.
- The primordial forest had never been touched by human hands.
- He felt a primordial urge to protect his family from danger.
- The primordial elements of hydrogen and helium filled the early universe.