primitive (【Adjective】relating to the early stages in the development or evolution of something ) Meaning, Usage, and Readings

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primitive

/ˈpriːmɪtɪv/

Adjective

relating to the early stages in the development or evolution of something

"primitive" Example Sentences

Amoebas are some of the most primitive life forms on Earth.

We believe we can learn a lot about our primitive ancestors from these fossils.

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Monotremes are a primitive group of mammals that lay eggs.

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No primitive peoples have ever come to study us.

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“So, I wonder in 10 years from now, if How to Train Your Dragon 2, will look primitive.”

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HAT-P-26b, which astronomers call a “warm Neptune,” has a “primitive” atmosphere made almost entirely of hydrogen and helium.

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Clune said the robots are programmed with a childlike curiosity, and they use that primitive algorithm to figure out how to adapt to injury.

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The new study, published in April, reveals that many of the genes in the most primitive brain network were common to Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and chimpanzees.

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The researchers say that the most primitive of these networks emerged in apes and monkeys around 40 million years ago and regulates impulse control, habit learning, relationship building and conflict resolution.

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Many Western analysts dismissed the KN-08 missiles as primitive, non-operational mockups when they appeared in photos at Pyongyang military parades in April 2012 and again in July of this year, but the U.S.-Korea Institute said that the missiles, even if fakes, appear to be getting more advanced, and have reached the point of being what it called “scary good.”

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primitive

/ˈpriːmɪtɪv/

Adjective

lacking advanced or modern features or characteristics