primitive
/ˈprɪmɪtɪv/ adjectiveTranslation
NOT DEVELOPED › relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system
ilkel; ilk çağlara/ilk insanlara ait
primitive man primitive societies195BASIC › very basic or old-fashioned
ilkel, iptidaî
The conditions at the campsite were rather primitive.1788(Definition of primitive adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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