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primitive

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primitive

(adjective)

Meaning

from an early stage of development

Example

"The tools they used were very primitive."

Synonyms

basicrudimentarycrude

Antonyms

advancedmodernsophisticated

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Word origin
From Latin primitivus, meaning first or original.

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