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primitively

primitively

1 6.7
In the earliest form of something before it changed
  • adverb
  • /ˈprɪmɪtɪvli/
translation icon : primitivamente
  • If close pedigree kinship is significant, we should expect members of primitively eusocial species following the first generation of workers and reproductives to remain closely interrelated.
  • primitively eusocial bee
  • primitively eusocial wasp
  • primitively eusocial

Examples

  • Furthermore, in at least two species of Lasioglossum, females engage in leading by one bee and following by the other bee, which characterizes primitively eusocial bees.

    Academic text (2008)

  • We want to eat much more primitively, much more locally and and as such reduce inflammation.

  • And so I love that it just starts primitively with just that acknowledgement.

  • So things started primitively.

    The Sandlot (1993)

  • Rather, as the evidence from primitively eusocial species has shown, they represent different phenotypes of the same recently modified genome.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Similar evidence with respect to overlapping generations has been adduced for primitively eusocial wasps (Hunt and Amdam 2005).

    Academic text (2008)

  • Similar results have been obtained from at least a few species of the primitively eusocial wasp Ropalidia and the somewhat primitive species of Polistes (Strassmann 1996).

    Academic text (2008)

  • A colony of a primitively eusocial Formosan bee (Braunsapis sauteriella) nesting in a hollow Lantana stem.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The immediate solitary ancestors of primitively eusocial bee and wasp species find their nests from a distance by visual cues, and at close range they almost certainly further use olfactory cues particular to the immediate site of the nest.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The artist's work captures life primitively, reflecting the simplicity of the earliest human expressions.

Synonyms

originally
vsprimitively
543 2.0

At first, before later changes

describes relation to an original form or state rather than simple time
in the beginning
vsprimitively
246 1.4

At the start of something

refers to the relation with the earliest form instead of just timing
primally
vsprimitively
7.9

In a way that comes from the first form or beginning

relates to the original state or early form rather than the source
primordially
vsprimitively
8.4

From the very beginning

focuses on relating to the original state rather than stressing start time
rudimentarily
vsprimitively
7.1

In a simple way with little detail

speaks about the original state or earliest form rather than being undeveloped

Antonyms

modernly
6.0

At the present time

How Original

primitively
1 6.7
originally
543 2.0

Surface Forms

primitively positive

Morphology

primitively = primitive (transparent) = primitive + ly

The adverb is a straightforward derivation from the adjective 'primitive' using the productive adverbial suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

Primitively comes from the root primus, which means 'first', and from the idea behind primitive as 'early'. So when something is done primitively it is done in its original or earliest state.