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Adjective
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
- the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
- primitive movies of the 1890s
- primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
- lacking civility or good manners
- want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue- Willa Cather
- (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
- socially incorrect in behavior
- resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion