primigenal
/prʌɪˈmɪdʒ(ə)nl/ /prʌɪˈmɪdʒɪnl/rare
adjective
Primeval, primigenial; (Biology, now historical ) designating a former kingdom of living organisms proposed by J. Hogg and named Regnum Primigenum, equivalent to the kingdom Protista and comprising simple organisms regarded as distinct from animals and plants, as protozoans, algae, etc.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Jabez Hogg (1817–1899), ophthalmic surgeon. From classical Latin prīmigenus relating to birth or origin + -al.
- give someone a break
- give someone a dose (or taste) of their own medicine
- give someone a fit
- give someone a hard time
- give someone a holler
- give someone a mouthful
- give someone an inch and he (or she) will take a mile
- give someone a piece of one's mind
- give someone a shout
- give someone away
- give someone Bondi
- give someone credit for
- give someone grief
- give someone head
- give someone hell
- give someone one
- give someone (or get) a thick ear
- give someone (or get) the bum's rush
- give someone (some) skin
- give someone the big E
- give someone the bird
- give someone the boot
- give someone the creeps
- give someone the elbow
- give someone (the) evils