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   atavistic

   /ˌatəˈvɪstɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral: "atavistic fears and instincts"

   Word Origin late 19th century: based on Latin atavus ‘forefather’ + the adjectival suffix -istic.

   Derivatives

   • 1. atavistically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

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