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

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

Arundel died at the age of 27 after his leg was shattered, in May 1435, by a shot from a primitive cannon, or culverin, at Gerberoy, France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

But investors looked past the primitive nature of the tool toward a future when generative AI tools like this are how games are made.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Mother had vowed she wasn’t going to have another baby in our summer house, because the facilities were so primitive.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey