Meanings
adjectiveunderivative (comparative more underivative, superlative most underivative)
comparative more underivative · superlative most underivative
- Not derivative.
The ideas of substance and of the attributes are conceived through themselves, or immediately (intuitively) cognized; they are underivative, original, self-evident ideas.
1893, Richard Falckenberg, History Of Modern Philosophy
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot derivative or imitative
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