7
primitive(adjective, simple, rough, brutal, crude)
6
regressive(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
5
throwback(noun, adjective, back, return, slow)
3
bodily
3
genetic
3
hereditary
3
primal(adjective, simple, rough, brutal, basic)
3
reactionary
3
retrogressive
2
aboriginal
2
congenital
2
inborn
2
inherited
2
innate
2
pristine
2
reversionary
1
ancestral
1
antediluvian
1
antepatriarchal
1
antiquated
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