rudimentary

  • 21rudimentary — n. [L. rudimentum, a beginning] An incomplete stage of development; initial; early; undeveloped; see vestigial …

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  • 22rudimentary — Relating to a rudiment. SYN: abortive (2). * * * ru·di·men·ta·ry .rüd ə ment ə rē, men trē adj very imperfectly developed or represented only by a vestige * * * ru·di·men·ta·ry (roo″dĭ menґtə re) 1. imperfectly developed. 2.… …

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  • 23rudimentary — Synonyms and related words: Lilliputian, Tom Thumb, abecedarian, aboriginal, antenatal, arrested, autochthonous, backward, basal, basic, basilar, beginning, budding, central, coarse, creative, crucial, crude, dumpy, dwarf, dwarfed, dwarfish,… …

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  • 24rudimentary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. elementary, abecedarian; embryonic, undeveloped, imperfect, vestigial. See beginning, unpreparedness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Primary] Syn. basic, elemental, initial; see fundamental 1 , original …

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  • 25rudimentary — ru|di|men|ta|ry [ ,rudə ment(ə)ri ] adjective basic, and not detailed or developed …

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  • 26rudimentary — ruːdɪ mentÉ™rɪ / trɪ adj. basic, elementary, fundamental; not fully developed, immature …

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  • 27rudimentary — [ˌru:dɪ mɛnt(ə)ri] adjective 1》 involving or limited to basic principles. 2》 relating to an immature, undeveloped, or basic form. Derivatives rudimentarily adverb …

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  • 28rudimentary — a. See rudimental …

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  • 29rudimentary — adj 1. elementary, fundamental, abecedarian, primary, initial; original, primal, primordial, elemental; initiatory, formative, germinal, ger minative. 2. undeveloped, immature, incomplete, imperfect, unprepared; premature, unripe, green, raw,… …

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  • 30rudimentary — ru·di·men·ta·ry …

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