Primal and Savage

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Primal adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

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Savage and primal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Savage" instead an adjective "Primal".

Nearby Words: prime, primary, prim, primate, primus

Savage adjective - Not civilized.

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Primal and savage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Primal" instead an adjective "Savage".

Nearby Words: savagely, savagery, savaged, savaging

Lady Eboshi from Princess Mononoke, when compared to the more primal and savage San, is elegant, calm, calculating and has an arsenal of rifles at her disposal that can pierce samurai armor like paper.

Source: Lady of War
An implication of The Descent was that this was the only way the characters could beat the monsters and escape was to become equally as savage and primal, which was the main character arc for the lead.

Source: Pyrrhic Victory
Primal Stance: Manchas, the black panther, moves on all fours once he turns savage and chases Nick and Judy.

Source: Disney / Zootopia

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