rudimentary
adjective
pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary.
rudimental
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a variation of
rudimentary.
Example Sentences
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But colour-coding checkout screens is a pretty rudimental kind of gamification.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2018
He looked like a foreign exchange student with only a rudimental knowledge of a new language.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2013
But these are possessed by man, in his rudimental state, in a subordinate sense of the word.
From Key to the Science of Theology by Parley P. Pratt
His rudimental body must therefore pass away, and be changed, so as to be adapted to a wider and more glorious sphere of locomotion, research, action and enjoyment.
From Key to the Science of Theology by Parley P. Pratt
Segmen′tal, being a segment: in embryology, noting the rudimental venal organs.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
