rudimentary

(rū'də-mĕn'tə-rē, -mĕn'trē)
adj.

1. Of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary.
2. Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient.
3. Biology. Imperfectly or incompletely developed; embryonic: a rudimentary beak.

rudimentarily ru'di·men·tar'i·ly (-târ'ə-lē) adv.
rudimentariness ru'di·men'ta·ri·ness n.

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adjective

Of or treating the most basic aspects: basal, basic, beginning, elementary, rudimental. See simple/complex, start/end.

adj

Definition: basic, fundamental
Antonyms: additional, advanced, derivative, developed, extra, nonessential, sophisticated

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1. imperfectly developed.
2. vestigial.

adj

Pertaining to something either vestigial or embryonic.

See words rhyming with "rudimentary."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rudimentær

Nederlands (Dutch)
rudimentair, elementair

Français (French)
adj. - rudimentaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rudimentär, elementar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στοιχειώδης

Italiano (Italian)
rudimentale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - rudimentar, imperfeito

Русский (Russian)
зачаточный, рудиментарный, элементарные знания

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rudimentario

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rudimentär, elementär

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
基本的, 初步的, 发展未完全的, 早期的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 基本的, 初步的, 發展未完全的, 早期的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기본의, 초보의, 미 발달의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 基本の, 初歩の, 未発達の, 基礎の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) إبتدائي, أولي, بدائي غير متطور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יסודי, שלא התפתח, שהחל לצמוח‬

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