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[ roo-duh-men-tuh-ree, -tree ] / ˌru dəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rudimentary ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry. Biology. of the nature of a rudiment; undeveloped or vestigial. in an early, imperfect stage or form: How can we improve upon this admittedly rudimentary theory? Often ru·di·men·tal [roo-duh-men-tl] /ˌru dəˈmɛn tl/ . Origin of rudimentaryFirst recorded in 1600–20; rudiment + -ary SYNONYMS FOR rudimentary1 fundamental, initial. 2 embryonic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR rudimentary ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR rudimentarySEE ANTONYMS FOR rudimentary ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for rudimentary1. See elementary. OTHER WORDS FROM rudimentaryru·di·men·ta·ri·ly [roo-duh-men-tair-uh-lee, -men-ter-uh-lee], /ˌru də mɛnˈtɛər ə li, -ˈmɛn tər ə li/, adverbru·di·men·ta·ri·ness, nounnon·ru·di·men·tal, adjectivenon·ru·di·men·ta·ri·ly, adverb non·ru·di·men·ta·ri·lyness, nounnon·ru·di·men·ta·ry, adjective Words nearby rudimentaryrude, rude awakening, ruderal, Rüdesheimer, rudiment, rudimentary, rudish, Rudny, Rudolf, Rudolf I, Rudolph Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rudimentaryThey were carpenters making chairs, beds and other rudimentary pieces of furniture for the locals. The Brothers Who Ambushed ISIS|Mohammed A. Salih|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Blumenthal, a courtly gentleman of 68 in a perfectly crisp blue shirt, gets laughs by trotting out his rudimentary Spanish. Dan Malloy Is Progressives’ Dream Governor. So Why Isn’t He Winning?|David Freedlander|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST The isolation wards, too, were classified as “rudimentary” lacking water, electricity, and waste disposal facilities. $10,000 a Month for Ebola Fighters|Abby Haglage|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST With me tagging along, they dove into a rudimentary, damp shelter they had dug in a wood nearby. Shakeup In the Ukraine Rebel High Command|Jamie Dettmer|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Religious schools are being opened; social services, if rudimentary, are being organized. The Terrorist Caliph as Nation Builder in Iraq, Syria, and Beyond|Jamie Dettmer|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST If the rudimentary kinless groups do indeed constitute a factor in human evolution, they are a most important factor. Folklore as an Historical Science|George Laurence Gomme They have a real faith, but it is of the feeblest and most rudimentary kind. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V)|Alexander Maclaren Horn small, conical, sometimes (as in the figured specimen) rudimentary. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel Now, the animals which we are here considering have but a rudimentary clavicle or are entirely without it. Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer Commencing with the left superior central incisors, three cusps are present with a rudimentary palatine cusp. Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
British Dictionary definitions for rudimentaryrudimentaryless commonly rudimental
adjectivebasic; fundamental; not elaborated or perfected incompletely developed; vestigialrudimentary leaves Derived forms of rudimentaryrudimentarily or rare rudimentally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rudimentarysimple, elementary, primitive, embryonic, elemental, abecedarian, basal, beginning, early, immature, initial, introductory, primary, undeveloped, larval, nuts-and-bolts, simplest, uncompleted, vestigial Medical definitions for rudimentary[ rōō′də-mĕn′tə-rē, -mĕn′trē ]
adj.Being imperfectly or incompletely developed; embryonic. Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |