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rudimentary Definition

ru·di·men·tary (ro̵̅o̅′də mentər ē, -mentrē)

adjective

of, or having the nature of, a rudiment or rudiments; specif.,

  1. elementary
  2. incompletely or imperfectly developed
  3. vestigial

rudimentary Related Forms

ru·di·men·tari·ly (ro̵̅o̅′də men terə lē, -mentər ə lē) adverb ru′·di·men·ta·ri·ness noun

rudimentary Synonyms

rudimentary

modif.

  1. Primary

    basic, elemental, initial; see fundamental 1, original 1.

  2. Immature

    undeveloped, embryonic, simple, uncompleted; see crude 1, unfinished 1.

rudimentary Usage Examples

Preposition: at

moment: There are other issues such as the performance of the doctor and other data but these are rudimentary at the moment.

Infinitive complement

say: But film was very, very expensive, in real terms, and the camera was rudimentary to say the least... .

Modifies a noun

  • grasp: Some people can build robots but have only a rudimentary grasp of modern dance.
  • organ: But as the whole subject of rudimentary organs has been discussed and illustrated in my former works ( 24.
  • understanding: To reach even a rudimentary understanding of them requires an openness to looking in many different ways.
  • knowledge: Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of trees knows that you do not prune them by chopping all the branches off.
  • capability: A rudimentary lighting capability is supported, but the image produced still looks like a plot.
  • form: Below, in very rudimentary form, are some things I might say.

Modifying Another Word

  • fairly: Obviously I use my languages every day albeit at a fairly rudimentary level.
  • pretty: Compared with the examination suggested in the MMM course, this was all pretty rudimentary, I did not even know the species!
  • rather: The accommodation has been in rather rudimentary mountain chalets.
  • very: Below, in very rudimentary form, are some things I might say.
  • quite: Suspect ours is quite rudimentary compared to yours - finding some appropriate Read codes has been an issue.
  • even: Look how many years it took to get even rudimentary safety devices into cars.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: However, our understanding of the climate system remains rudimentary.
  • seem: The passion of the story and the woman's struggle seems rudimentary with an ending like that.
  • become: And it gradually disappears or becomes rudimentary as soon as its function is no longer necessary to the organism.
  • provide: Shared Firewall Services This service provides rudimentary filtering of traffic by port number.

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