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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of, existing, or occurring in a distant period: ancient, antediluvian, early. See START. 2. Of or being an irreducible element: basic, elemental, elementary, essential, fundamental, ultimate, underlying. See SURFACE. 3. Exhibiting lack of education or knowledge: backward, benighted, ignorant, unenlightened. See KNOWLEDGE. 4. Not derived from something else: original, primary, prime. See START. 5. Of or relating to early stages in the evolution of human culture: primeval. See START. 6. Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship: crude, raw, rough, rude, unpolished. See GOOD. 7. Not civilized: barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, rude, savage, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured, wild. Archaic : uncivil. See CULTURE, WILD.
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