rudimentary

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #27358

Meanings

1

adj
Basic; involving only the simplest or most essential parts.

His rudimentary English was just enough to do the shopping.
2

adj
At an early or undeveloped stage.

At this point the project is still at a rudimentary stage.
3

adj
(of a body part) Not fully developed.

The bird has only rudimentary wings and cannot fly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · basic; involving only the... basic fundamental elementary

Word family

Derived forms rudimentarilyrudimentariness

Related forms rudiment

Etymology

From rudiment + -ary.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# rudimentary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 27358

## Meanings
1. Basic; involving only the simplest or most essential parts.
2. At an early or undeveloped stage.
3. (of a body part) Not fully developed.

## Examples
- His rudimentary English was just enough to do the shopping.
- At this point the project is still at a rudimentary stage.
- The bird has only rudimentary wings and cannot fly.

## Derived Forms
- rudimentarily
- rudimentariness

## Related Forms
- rudiment

## Etymology
From rudiment + -ary.

## AI Etymology
Rudimentary is from rudiment + -ary. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean basic; involving only the simplest or most essential parts, or at an early or undeveloped stage. Related forms include rudiment. Derived formations include rudimentarily, rudimentariness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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