primitively C1 Topic:Describing Qualities Freq #197583 Meanings 1 adv In a simple, basic, or undeveloped way. The tools were primitively made from stone and wood. 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 AI details From primitive + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # primitively **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **Frequency rank:** 197583 ## Meanings 1. In a simple, basic, or undeveloped way. 2. With reference to the original or earliest form of something. ## Examples - The tools were primitively made from stone and wood. - The word was primitively used to mean something quite different. ## Etymology From primitive + -ly. ## AI Etymology Primitively is from primitive + -ly. In present-day use, it can mean in a simple, basic, or undeveloped way, or with reference to the original or earliest form of something. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown