primitive

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

This spawned a series of comical situations, much slapstick and the use of fairly primitive special effects, mainly sped-up film.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

A primitive version of the idea appeared in Vietnam, but it has been uncommon since because most drones have been cheap, expendable vessels facing guns, not radar-guided missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

They are considered some of the most primitive and least altered materials left from the formation of the solar system.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

Unlike the Egyptians, the Greeks outgrew this primitive way of writing numbers and developed a more sophisticated system.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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

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

“We are called primitives, xenophobes, paranoids, racists. We are even called populists,” he said to laughter.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 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