rudimentary

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

One of the rudimentary mammae of boars.

Synonyms

elementary

fundamental

primary

underlying

basic

vestigial

elemental

basal

inchoate

embryonic

working

beginning

immature

low-class

low level

mere

no-frills

obsolete

prefatory

preliminary

preparatory

primal

probationary

provisional

regressive

retrogressive

rudimental

run-of-the-mill

simple

staple

tentative

uncomplicated

underdeveloped

unripe

vanilla

vulgar

elementay

prefatorial

provisionary

cardinal

embryo

essential

fiducial

germinal

grassroots

incipient

infant

inferior

initial

introductory

Translations

rudimentaire

rudimentar

rudimentär

rudimentale

rudimentario

rudimentair

rudimentari

στοιχειώδης

fundamental

elementare

υποτυπώδης

απέριττος

ansatzweise

élémentaire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/

Etymology

From rudiment + -ary.