Primitive(a.) Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.
Primitive(a.) Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of dress.
Primitive(a.) Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive verb in grammar.
Primitive(n.) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative.
Primitively(adv.) Originally; at first.
Primitively(adv.) Primarily; not derivatively.
Primitively(adv.) According to the original rule or ancient practice; in the ancient style.
Primitiveness(n.) The quality or state of being primitive; conformity to primitive style or practice.
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