adv
Freq #197583
Meanings
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1
adv
In a simple, basic, or undeveloped way.
The tools were primitively made from stone and wood.
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2
adv
With reference to the original or earliest form of something.
The word was primitively used to mean something quite different.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
2
adv
· with reference to the...
originally
Etymology
From primitive + -ly.