rudimentary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or relating to one or more rudiments.
Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.

noun

One of the rudimentary mammae of boars.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/ /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛnt͡ʃɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-rudimentary.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-rudimentary.wav

Word forms

rudimentary more rudimentary most rudimentary rudimentaries

Etymology

From rudiment + -ary.

Synonyms

modest stripped down rudimental undeveloped austere bare bare-bones bargain basic cheap default discreet economy elemental elementary essential foundational fundamental incomplex light no-frills plain pure restrained rudimentary run-of-the-mill simple slimline spartan standard stripped uncomplicated unembellished uninvolved unmodified unvarnished vanilla crude garagelike primitive rough rude unrefined

Related words

rudiment

Derived words

rudimentarily rudimentariness

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