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rudimentary

[ roo-duh-men-tuh-ree, -tree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary:
a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
Synonyms: initial, fundamental
Antonyms: advanced
Biology. of the nature of a rudiment; undeveloped or vestigial.
Synonyms: embryonic
Antonyms: mature
in an early, imperfect stage or form:
How can we improve upon this admittedly rudimentary theory?

rudimentary

/ ˌruːdɪˈmɛntərɪ /

ru·di·men·ta·ri·ly [roo-d, uh, -men-, tair, -, uh, -lee, -, men, -ter-, uh, -lee], adverb
rudi·menta·ri·ness noun
nonru·di·mental adjective
nonru·di·menta·ri·ly adverb
nonru·di·menta·ri·lyness noun
nonru·di·menta·ry adjective

First recorded in 1600–20; rudiment + -ary

They were carpenters making chairs, beds and other rudimentary pieces of furniture for the locals.

Blumenthal, a courtly gentleman of 68 in a perfectly crisp blue shirt, gets laughs by trotting out his rudimentary Spanish.

They have struggled to provide rudimentary care for wounded fighters and civilians while dodging bombs, rockets and bullets.

The isolation wards, too, were classified as “rudimentary” lacking water, electricity, and waste disposal facilities.

With me tagging along, they dove into a rudimentary, damp shelter they had dug in a wood nearby.

Accommodation was cheap, manners were easy, and knowledge of the gay city less than rudimentary.

Again, the whole external ear may be looked upon as a rudimentary structure, since it does not appear to aid the hearing in man.

Its rudimentary form is the attraction between atoms, which expands into the attraction between spheres.

The original in this piece is confined to the passage-work, and has not yet got out of the rudimentary stage.

Of course, there were moments when Pat displayed intelligence but it was of the most rudimentary sort.

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