primitive

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The EU says a primitive form of feta is mentioned in the Odyssey, when the hero of the ancient epic takes cheese from the cave of the cyclops Polyphemus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He said that while there is "little solid data" on the Hoveyzeh's warhead, it is thought to use a more "primitive" impact-fuzed high-explosive warhead, meaning it would detonate on or after hitting a target.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“I lived in the house in the most primitive of scenarios,” she revealed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

These primitive objects, known as planetesimals, are leftover building blocks from planet formation.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Two ideas were fighting in him as in all the gods; a primitive, crude idea and one that was beautiful and poetic.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton