primitivist en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English primitive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English primitivist From primitive + -ist.
Meanings
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Exhibiting or practicing primitivism, the advocacy of primitive over refined forms
[…] they developed a sound that mixed the menace of rockabilly’s primitivist fringe with dark psychedelia and the blunt simplicity of punk.
2009 February 6, Ben Sisario, “Lux Interior, 62, Singer in the Punk-Rock Era, Is Dead”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most primitivist | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more primitivist | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |