primitively

Adverb

Meaning

Originally; at first.

Primarily; not derivatively.

According to the original rule or ancient practice; in the ancient style.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

originally in the beginning firstly first early soon anciently primarily directly immediately initially recently newly roughly formerly

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Antonyms

secondly newly freshly hotly brilliantly cleverly

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Examples

For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall. Eric Clapton

rather primitively operated foundries Source: Internet

The natives, who are living primitively in the crumbling ruins of a once advanced city, think that the crew are the Engineers of the Ring, whom they revere as gods. Source: Internet

Other species can respire through their skin, intestines, and/or stomach.sfn Osteichthyes are primitively ectothermic (cold blooded), meaning that their body temperature is dependent on that of the water. Source: Internet

The orchid bees include some primitively eusocial species with similar biology. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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