- Crude - Rudimentary - Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early
times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence;
the primitive church. - Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;
characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of dress. - Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive
verb in grammar. - An original or primary word; a word not derived from
another; -- opposed to derivative.