Hypertext Webster Gateway: "primitively"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Primitively \Prim"i*tive*ly\, adv.
1. Originally; at first.

2. Primarily; not derivatively.

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

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

primitively
adv 1: with reference to the origin or beginning [syn: {originally},
{in the beginning}]
2: in a primitive style or manner; "rather primitively operated
foundries"


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