Primitivist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A proponent of primitivism.
Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

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"[…] they developed a sound that mixed the menace of rockabilly’s primitivist fringe with dark psychedelia and the blunt simplicity of punk."

Etymology

From primitive + -ist.

Related phrases

anarcho-primitivist

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