[adjective] - of or typical of a very early stage in the development of a society or the world; simple and not sophisticatedPrimitive races colonized these islands 2000 years ago.The spiny anteater is a mammal, although a very primitive one.Even today the villagers live in a primitive one-crop economy.(disapproving) Living conditions that are primitive are basic, unpleasant and uncomfortable.People are living in tents, without running water and in primitive conditions.
PRIMITIVE
Meaning of PRIMITIVE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012