"primitively" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more primitively [comparative], most primitively [superlative]
Etymology: From primitive + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|primitive|ly}} primitive + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} primitively (comparative more primitively, superlative most primitively)
  1. In a primitive manner. Related terms: primitiveness Translations (in a primitive manner): primitivament (Catalan), primitivamente (Galician), primitivamente (Portuguese), prȉmitīvno (Serbo-Croatian), prȉprosto (Serbo-Croatian), primitivamente (Spanish)
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