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rudimentaryinvolving or limited to basic principles; very basic or elementary

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: involving or limited to basic principles; very basic or elementary

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌruː.dɪˈmen.tər.i/

Korean meaning: 기초적인, 초보적인, 기본적인

Korean pronunciation: 루디**멘**터리

Example Sentences

  • His cooking skills are so rudimentary that he once tried to microwave ice cream to make it softer.
  • The cave paintings show rudimentary artistic techniques from thousands of years ago.
  • My grandmother's rudimentary English somehow works perfectly when she's bargaining at the market.

rudimentary

ADJECTIVE

//ˌruː.dɪˈmen.tər.i//

involving or limited to basic principles; very basic or elementary

rudimentary concept
💡 Concept

Basic woodworking skills on display

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rudimentary rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

With rudimentary tools, he starts his elementary documentary!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌruː.dɪˈmen.tər.i/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌruː.dɪˈmen.tər.i/

🌳Etymology

Rootrudiment
Suffix--ary

Origin

From Latin 'rudimentum' meaning 'first attempt' or 'raw material', derived from 'rudis' meaning 'raw' or 'unformed'. The suffix '-ary' means 'relating to' or 'of the nature of'.

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🎵Rhyme

elementarydocumentarysupplementary
elementary
documentary
supplementary

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His cooking skills are so rudimentary that he once tried to microwave ice cream to make it softer.

The cave paintings show rudimentary artistic techniques from thousands of years ago.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's rudimentary English somehow works perfectly when she's bargaining at the market.

The smartphone app provides only rudimentary features compared to the desktop version.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

basicelementaryprimitivefundamentalsimple

Antonyms

advancedsophisticatedcomplex

Related

rudimentpreliminaryintroductoryfoundational