primal vs pristine

primal

adj
  • Being the first in time or in history. 

  • Of greatest importance; primary. 

  • Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts. 

verb
  • To take part in primal therapy. 

noun
  • A primal cut (of meat). 

pristine

adj
  • Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something. 

  • Perfect. 

  • Relating to sawfishes of the family Pristidae. 

  • Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied. 

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