primitive

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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

In some cases, these factories are surrounded by membranes and serve as sites for DNA replication, resembling a primitive version of a cell nucleus.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

One can understand why—there’s no footage of the subjects telling their own story about their alleged primitive upbringing when they first arrived in town.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Our interest arises no doubt from the remnant of a primitive belief that an image captures not merely the likeness but also the soul of a sitter.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson