primitive

adjective

prim·i·tive | \ ˈpri-mə-tiv

Definition of primitive

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : not derived : original, primary

b : assumed as a basis especially : axiomatic primitive concepts

2a : of or relating to the earliest age or period : primeval the primitive church

b : closely approximating an early ancestral type : little evolved primitive mammals

c : belonging to or characteristic of an early stage of development : crude, rudimentary primitive technology

d : of, relating to, or constituting the assumed parent speech of related languages primitive Germanic

3a : elemental, natural our primitive feelings of vengeance— John Mackwood

b now sometimes offensive : of, relating to, or produced by a people or culture that is nonindustrial and often nonliterate and tribal primitive art

c : naive

d(1) : self-taught, untutored primitive craftsmen

(2) : produced by a self-taught artist a primitive painting