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rudimentary
[roo-duh-men-tuh-ree, -tree]
adjective
pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary.
a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:Biology.Ģżof the nature of a rudiment; undeveloped or vestigial.
Synonyms:Antonyms:in an early, imperfect stage or form.
How can we improve upon this admittedly rudimentary theory?
rudimentary
/ ˰ł³ÜĖ»åɪ˳¾É²Ō³ŁÉ°łÉŖ /
adjective
basic; fundamental; not elaborated or perfected
incompletely developed; vestigial
rudimentary leaves
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- rudimentarily adverb
- rudimentariness noun
- nonrudimental adjective
- nonrudimentarily adverb
- nonrudimentarilyness noun
- nonrudimentary adjective
- ˰ł³Ü»å¾±Ė³¾±š²Ō³Ł²¹°ł¾±±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of rudimentary1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Israelās negotiating position has long been entirely maximalist: Every nuclear complex on Iranian soil must be destroyed, and under no circumstances could Iran be left with even a rudimentary uranium enrichment capability.
Letās take a closer look, starting with some rudimentary points.
He achieved the American dream despite coming into this country in the trunk of a Chevy with a fourth-grade education and only picking up what Iāve always described as a rudimentary understanding of English.
The were different levels of interactivity, as one show gave us interview prompts, another had us act as puppeteers of a sort, and elsewhere we were instructed to do some rudimentary bad street dancing.
No one with a rudimentary grasp of how nation-states function in the 21st century could possibly entertain this notion.
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