primitively Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb with reference to the origin or beginning
    in the beginning; originally.
  2. adverb in a primitive style or manner
    • rather primitively operated foundries

WordNet


Prim"i*tive*ly adverb
Definitions
  1. Originally; at first.
  2. Primarily; not derivatively.
  3. According to the original rule or ancient practice; in the ancient style. South.

Webster 1913