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Thesaurus: rudimentary

Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.
  2. a. Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.
  3. adj. being or involving basic facts or principles
  4. adj. being in the earliest stages of development
  5. adj. not fully developed in mature animals
  6. 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.
  7. Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development;embryonic.
  8. j:100 s. being in the earliest stages of development