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PRIMITIVE
- Denoting a word, base, or root from which another is historically derived
- Relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something
- Relating to or denoting a preliterate, nonindustrial society or culture characterized by simple social and economic organization
- Having a quality or style that offers an extremely basic level of comfort, convenience, or efficiency
- (of behavior, thought, or emotion) Apparently originating in unconscious needs or desires and unaffected by objective reasoning
- Of or denoting a simple, direct style of art that deliberately rejects sophisticated artistic techniques
- Not developed or derived from anything else
- Denoting an irreducible form
- (of an algebraic or geometric expression) From which another is derived, or which is not itself derived from another
- (of a part or structure) In the first or early stage of formation or growth; rudimentary
- belonging to earliest times or the earlier stages of development [adj PRIMITIVELY] / an uncivilised person [n -S]