Rudimentary - Definition
rudimentary
adj 1: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the
fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental
incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths";
"underlying principles" [syn: fundamental,
rudimentary, underlying]
2: being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary
plans"
3: not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings"
[syn: vestigial, rudimentary]