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
It is generally formed of five or more valves, connected together by very narrow or broad strips of membrane; sometimes the valves are rudimental or absent, when the whole consists of membrane.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
They are a combination of sublimated matter and a rudimental mind.
From The Best Psychic Stories by Various
I suggested in a very rudimental way, in rather rudimental Spanish suited to him, that he was a common carrier, and as such under a duty to transport me.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount
