rudimentary
Of or relating to one or more rudiments.
Example
“I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry.”
Other meanings
Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
“His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping.”
Synonyms
- fundamental
- underlying
Related words
- rudimentarily
- rudimentariness
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rudimentary” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.