8
uncivilised
8
unrefined(adjective, simple, rude, coarse, natural)
8
untamed(adjective, strong, severe, rough, intense)
7
embryonic(adjective, cause, simple, beginning, basic)
7
essential(adjective, body, simple, plain, material)
7
underlying(adjective, simple, plain, important, significant)
7
unpolished(adjective, good, simple, easy, coarse)
6
artless(adjective, open, simple, easy, coarse)
6
beginning(adjective, simple, plain, head, beginning)
6
coarse(adjective, simple, rough, rude, cruel)
6
incipient(adjective, head, beginning, original, prime)
6
initial(adjective, simple, plain, head, beginning)
6
radical(adjective, cause, important, significant, original)
5
austere(adjective, simple, grim, crude, barren)
5
indigenous(adjective, wild, fierce, original, savage)
5
uncouth(adjective, rough, rude, cruel, coarse)
5
nascent
4
natural(adjective, body, open, simple, material)
4
brutish(adjective, strong, severe, rough, intense)
4
former(noun, last, original, old, past)
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