primitive
/ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/
Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval
- comparative
- more primitive
- superlative
- most primitive
Meanings
- 1
Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first
They used those primitive tools.
Tatoeba · Luornu · CC BY 2.0 FR
To move forward, you need to get rid of the primitive man within you.
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity
- 3
Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.; Relating to an art style characterized by asymmetrical shapes and faded colors
- 4
Crude, obsoleterare
- 5
Original; primary; radical; not derivedrare
- 6
Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolutionrare
- 7
Not derived from another of the same typerare
- 8
most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) ofrare