Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atavistical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: atavis-ti-cal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Atavistical reversions: In biology the restoration of structural characters which have long been lost or obscured; near return to an original type occurring through partly modified descendants; resemblance to remote ancestors or progenitors; partial return, through hereditary influences, of remote ancestral forms."
"All the legendry, of course, white and Indian alike, died down during the nineteenth century, except for occasional atavistical flareups."
"Atavistical reversion may reach back to the very beginning of humanity, and some qualities of the first Great Mother may appear in the child of today."

Etymology

Etymology tree English atavistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English atavistical From atavistic + -al.

Inflected Forms

more atavistical (comparative) most atavistical (superlative)

Derived Forms

atavistically

Frequently Paired Words

atavism atavist

Questions

What does atavistical mean?: Atavistic.
Where does atavistical come from?: Etymology tree English atavistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English atavistical From atavistic + -al.

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