primitive

Despite the relatively primitive state of world models, tech luminaries are piling in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Laboratory analysis showed that the recovered rock belonged to a primitive meteorite family known as CM-type carbonaceous chondrites.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

The most revealing samples were so-called primitive glasses.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

I have certain genres that I always check out: I’m particularly into Jamaican gospel now, which is kind of primitive and not reggae, very illuminated, great singers.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

He had learned about the primitive methods in school, but he had never tried for himself.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

In our view, these are the computational primitives of the system.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025

These omissions feel particularly glaring in light of how Aly excoriates the scholars of the era for viewing the islanders as history-less primitives who simply “died out” after contact with the modern world.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023

The language is made up of geometric primitives, including basic building blocks of shapes, as well as rules that dictate how these can be combined to produce symmetries and patterns.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2022

Two lazy primitives begin an epic journey through the ancient world after they are banished from their village.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2020

Now, I suppose you’re going to say, but, Mister Ibis, these people were primitives, they didn’t have radio controls and vitamin pills and jet airplanes.”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman