elemental
/(ˌ)ɛləˈmɛntəl/ adjective B2- Of, relating to, or being an element (as opposed to a compound).
- Basic, fundamental or elementary.
- Of the ancient supposed elements of earth, air, fire and water.
- Of, or relating to a force of nature, especially to severe atmospheric conditions.
- Comparable to a force of nature; sudden and unpredictable.
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On the Exchange there were hurricanes and landslides and snowstorms and glaciers and volcanoes, and those elemental disturbances were reproduced in miniature in the broker’s offices.
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