rudimentary

adjective
UK: /ˌruːdɪˈmentri/
US: /ˌruːdəˈmentri/

  1. Basic or elementary; involving or limited to basic principles.

    1. He has a rudimentary knowledge of French for tourists.
    2. The spacecraft's rudimentary computer system struggled with navigation, limiting its mission.

  2. Incompletely developed or primitive.

    1. Their shelter was quite rudimentary, protecting them from sun.
    2. Even rudimentary tools aided early humans, improving their survival chances significantly.

Synonyms

elementary initial primitive simple basic

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The word "rudimentary" in English means: Basic or elementary; involving or limited to basic principles., Incompletely developed or primitive..

The phonetic transcription of "rudimentary" is /ˌruːdɪˈmentri/ in British English and /ˌruːdəˈmentri/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "rudimentary": elementary, initial, primitive, simple, basic.

Example usage of "rudimentary": "He has a rudimentary knowledge of French for tourists.". More examples on the page.