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Atavistic

adjective/kˈɑːɹbɑːɹɹˌɪl/

Definition

characteristic of an atavist

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbɑːɹɹˌɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌatɐvˈɪstɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌatɐvˈɪstɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹbɑːɹɹˌɪl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

throwback

Word Forms

atavist

noun

an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

atavistisch

Charakteristisch für einen Atavisten

🇫🇷French

atavique

caractéristique d'un ataviste

🇪🇸Spanish

atávico

característica de un atavista

🇮🇹Italian

atavico

caratteristico di un atavista

🇳🇱Dutch

atavistisch

kenmerkend voor een atavist

🇵🇹Portuguese

atávico

característica de um atávista

🇷🇺Russian

атавистический

характеристика атависта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संज्ञाहीन

एक नास्तिक की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

অ্যাটাভিস্টিক

অ্যাটাভিস্টের বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

அடாவிஸ்டிக்

ஒரு அடாவிஸ்ட்டின் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అటావిస్టిక్

అటావిస్ట్ యొక్క లక్షణం

🇮🇳Gujarati

એટાવિસ્ટીક

એટાવિસ્ટની લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಟಾವಿಸ್ಟಿಕ್

ಅಟಾವಿಸ್ಟ್‌ನ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അറ്റവിസ്റ്റിക്

ഒരു അറ്റവിസ്റ്റിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

返祖的

返祖者的特征

🇯🇵Japanese

先祖代々の

隔世論者の特徴

🇰🇷Korean

격렬한

atavist의 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tàn bạo

đặc điểm của atavist

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่นิยม

ลักษณะของผู้ไม่เชื่อเรื่องพระเจ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg berhubungan dgn atavisme

karakteristik seorang atavist

🇲🇾Malay

atavistik

ciri seorang atavis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رجعي

سمة من سمات atavist

🇮🇷Persian

آتاویستیک

ویژگی یک آتاویست

🇹🇷Turkish

atavistik

bir atavistin özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹרַשְׁתִי

אופייני לאטביסט

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The primary meaning of 'atavistic' is 'characteristic of an atavist'.

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'atavistic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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