rudimentary

[ roo-duh-men-tuh-ree, -tree ]
/ ˌru dəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /
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adjective

pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
of the nature of a rudiment; undeveloped or vestigial.
primitive.
Often ru·di·men·tal [roo-duh-men-tl] /ˌru dəˈmɛn tl/.

Origin of rudimentary

First recorded in 1830–40; rudiment + -ary

SYNONYMS FOR rudimentary

1 fundamental, initial. See elementary.
2 embryonic.
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OTHER WORDS FROM rudimentary

Words nearby rudimentary

rude, rude awakening, ruderal, rudesheimer, rudiment, rudimentary, rudish, rudny, rudolf, rudolf i, rudolph

Words related to rudimentary

simple, elementary, primitive, embryonic, elemental, abecedarian, basal, beginning, early, immature, initial, introductory, primary, undeveloped, larval, simplest, uncompleted, vestigial

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British Dictionary definitions for rudimentary

rudimentary

less commonly rudimental

/ (ˌruːdɪˈmɛntərɪ) /

adjective

basic; fundamental; not elaborated or perfected
incompletely developed; vestigial rudimentary leaves

Derived forms of rudimentary

rudimentarily or rare rudimentally, adverb

Medical definitions for rudimentary

rudimentary
[ rōō′də-mĕn′tə-rē, -mĕn′trē ]

adj.

Being imperfectly or incompletely developed; embryonic.
Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient.