Associations to the word «Atavistic»
Adjective
Verb
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Wiktionary
ATAVISTIC, adjective. (biology) of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.
ATAVISTIC, adjective. Of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.
ATAVISTIC, adjective. Relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence.
Dictionary definition
ATAVISTIC, adjective. Characteristic of an atavist.
Wise words
Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events,
not of words. Trust movement.