He could be an atavist, a victim of unconscious regression. From Wordnik.com. [Strange Alliance] Reference
"It's a mistake to think that privacy is an individualist or atavist right," Rotenberg said. From Wordnik.com. [Brave New Era for Privacy Fight] Reference
An atavist of the days of blind chivalry he was, a knight errant in the somber clothes of a fanatic. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon of Skulls]
Your smug authorship style is intended to impart upon me that you know it all, I am just an atavist fool. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: Minimal Human Decency Abridged] Reference
Conservatives are to busy going to work and making sinful profits to spend time at a conference to learn how to become a better online atavist. From Wordnik.com. [Liberal bloggers admit conservatives have upper hand on Twitter] Reference
It puts to death with the same ruthless equality the prophet and the atavist. From Wordnik.com. [The Joyful Heart] Reference
Of two hundred seeds one became a blue atavist, or rather vicinist, while all others remained true to the white type. From Wordnik.com. [Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation] Reference
But Jesse Helms was so rooted in his atavist traditions, he chose to remain true to his misogyny rather than pose for cameras with faux female golfing partners. From Wordnik.com. [NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias] Reference
These observations suggest that the primordial IMPDH used the Thr321 pathway exclusively, and elimination of the Arg418 pathway by mutation of modern IMPDH creates an enzymatic atavist. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS Biology: New Articles] Reference
(as a noun) an atavist is a genetic characteristic emerging after absence from several generations (see Wikipedia entry for a more detailed explanation). From Wordnik.com. [Griffin And Hoxie Mega Feed] Reference
I’m just fascinated by the use of the word “atavist” regarding immigration, and will definitely use it, e.g. “Columnist Ruben Navarrette is a closet atavist.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Ominous Logic Of The Obama-Wright-Farrakhan Fiasco] Reference
Alexandra Maria Lara) in the form of another lighting-addled atavist who relapses into Sanskrit and Sumerian when not aging at a rate of a year per day. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily] Reference
\tab "Because I'm a sentimental atavist!". From Wordnik.com. [Time Enough For Love]
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