elemental
adjective/ˌelɪˈmentl/
/ˌelɪˈmentl/
[usually before noun] (formal)- wild and powerful; like the forces of nature
- the elemental fury of the storm
- basic and important
- an elemental truth
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from medieval Latin elementalis, from elementum ‘principle, rudiment’, translating Greek stoikheion ‘step, component part’.
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