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primitive
primitive
/ˈprɪmɪtɪv/
adjective
(
)
Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
(
crude
,
rude
,
primitive
)
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
The crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
Primitive movies of the 1890s
primitive movies of the 1890s
Primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
(
)
Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
(
archaic
,
primitive
)
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
Archaic forms of life
archaic forms of life
Primitive mammals
primitive mammals
The okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe
the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe
(
)
(anthropology) used of preliterate, tribal or nonindustrial societies
(
primitive
)
(anthropology) used of preliterate, tribal or nonindustrial societies
Primitive societies
primitive societies
(fine arts) of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
(
naive
,
primitive
,
naïve
)
(fine arts) of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
Primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking
primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking
noun
A word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
(
primitive
)
a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
Pick' is the primitive from which picket' is derived
pick' is the primitive from which picket' is derived
A mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
(
primitive
)
a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
A person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
(
primitive
,
primitive person
)
a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
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