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Atavistic   Listen
adjective
atavistic  adj.  
1.
Displaying characteristics of a previous cultural era or of a previous ancestral form; displaying atavism
Synonyms: atavic, throwback(prenominal)





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"Atavistic" Quotes from Famous Books



... Metternich as inevitably leading to an attack on Austria, now applied the whole force of her diplomacy to stop the ball she had herself set running. The spectacle of Lord Palmerston trying to save or serve Austria, which he detested, in obedience to the atavistic tendencies of the Foreign Office, is a lesson in history. For English politicians of whatever party or private sentiments, Austria was still what Lord Castlereagh called her: "The great hinge on ...
— Cavour • Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco


Words linked to "Atavistic" :   atavist, regressive


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