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Webster 1913 Edition

Rudimentary

Ruˊdi-men′ta-ry

,

Adj.

[Cf. F.

rudimentaire

.]

1.

Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial;

as,

rudimental

essays

.

2.

(Biol.)

Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.

Definition 2024

rudimentary

rudimentary

English

Adjective

rudimentary ‎(comparative more rudimentary, superlative most rudimentary)

Of or relating to one or more rudiments.
I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry.
Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.

His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping.

His rudimentary driving skills meant that he was a danger on the road.

Translations

of or relating to rudiments

Finnish: alkeellinen (fi), alkeis-, perus- (fi), rudimentaarinen, alustava (fi)
French: rudimentaire (fr)
Greek: στοιχειώδης (el) ‎(stoicheiódis)

Manx: bunneydagh
Persian: ابتدایی (fa) ‎(ebtedâyi)
Polish: podstawowy (pl), elementarny (pl)
Portuguese: rudimentar (pt)
Russian: рудимента́рный (ru) ‎(rudimentárnyj)

basic; minimal

Chinese:
Mandarin: 基本的 (zh) ‎(jīběn de)
Czech: základní (cs) m
Danish: elementær, simpel, fundamental, basal (da), simpel
Dutch: rudimentair (nl)
Finnish: puutteellinen (fi) (having flaws); auttava (fi) (of language); alkeellinen (fi), alkeis-
French: rudimentaire (fr)
German: rudimentär (de), elementar (de)

Greek: υποτυπώδης (el) ‎(ypotypódis)
Manx: bunneydagh
Persian: مختصر (fa) ‎(moxtasar)
Polish: ograniczony (pl), minimalny (pl)
Portuguese: rudimentar (pt)
Russian: зача́точный (ru) ‎(začátočnyj), рудимента́рный (ru) ‎(rudimentárnyj), элемента́рный (ru) ‎(elementárnyj)
Spanish: rudimental, rudimentario, elemental (es)

Related terms

rudiment

Noun

rudimentary ‎(plural rudimentaries)

(zoology, chiefly plural) One of the rudimentary mammae of boars.