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Definition of atavistically in English:

atavistically

Pronunciation /-tik(ə)lē/

adverb

See atavistic

‘Our society has become less cruelly conservative, our politics less atavistically nationalistic, and our culture less turgidly insular.’
  • ‘There was always something atavistically satisfying about knowing where you stood in international sports - supporting Germany, Argentina, Greece, Albania, whoever.’
  • ‘There's something atavistically pleasing about not throwing away kitchen scraps; it makes you feel a better person in some small way.’
  • ‘For an atavistically bloody entertainment, a bullfight includes much traditional pomp and ceremony.’