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Definition primitive in British English

primitive adjective

adjective
/ˈprɪmətɪv/
1

at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology

Example

a primitive society/tribe

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advanced civilisation civilise
1.1

relating to a very early stage in the development of humans, animals, or plants

Example

primitive man/life

Example

primitive creatures like jellyfish and corals

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ammonite Carboniferous caveman
2

very simple in design

Example

primitive tools

Example

a primitive camera

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BAU identikit normal
2.1

old-fashioned, simple, and without modern features or comforts

Example

The conditions in the camp were fairly primitive.

Example

a remote and primitive cottage in the mountains

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old-fashioned primitive obsolete
3

natural and done or experienced without thinking

Example

a primitive instinct

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random arbitrary spontaneous
Definition primitive in British English