PRIMITIVE


Meaning of PRIMITIVE in English

[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.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.