ALL meanings of primitively
prim·i·tive
P p - adjective primitively being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life. 1
- adjective primitively early in the history of the world or of humankind. 1
- adjective primitively characteristic of early ages or of an early state of human development: primitive toolmaking. 1
- adjective primitively Anthropology. of or relating to a preliterate or tribal people having cultural or physical similarities with their early ancestors: no longer in technical use. 1
- adjective primitively unaffected or little affected by civilizing influences; uncivilized; savage: primitive passions. 1
- adjective primitively being in its earliest period; early: the primitive phase of the history of a town. 1
- adjective primitively old-fashioned: primitive ideas and habits. 1
- adjective primitively simple; unsophisticated: a primitive farm implement. 1
- adjective primitively crude; unrefined: primitive living conditions. 1
- adjective primitively Linguistics. of or relating to a form from which a word or other linguistic form is derived; not derivative; original or radical. of or relating to a protolanguage. of or relating to a linguistic prime. 1
- adjective primitively primary, as distinguished from secondary. 1
- adjective primitively Biology. rudimentary; primordial. noting species, varieties, etc., only slightly evolved from early antecedent types. of early formation and temporary, as a part that subsequently disappears. 1
- noun primitively someone or something primitive. 1
- noun primitively Fine Arts. an artist of a preliterate culture. a naive or unschooled artist. an artist belonging to the early stage in the development of a style. a work of art by a primitive artist. 1
- noun primitively Mathematics. a geometric or algebraic form or expression from which another is derived. a function of which the derivative is a given function. 1
- noun primitively Linguistics. the form from which a given word or other linguistic form has been derived, by either morphological or historical processes, as take in undertake. 1