[responsivevoice]rudimentary [/responsivevoice] [ roo-duh-men-tuh-ree ]
The word of the day is ‘rudimentary’.
The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence.
No, the word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Basic
2. Fundamental
3. Involving or limited to basic principles
4. Being in the earliest stages of development
1. After all, these are forms, the most rudimentary forms, of the scientific spirit.
2. In point of fact, architecture was still in a rudimentary stage.
3. He received a rudimentary education
4. To poetry, even in its most rudimentary forms, they do not seem to have attained
5. The choice of the bride and the nuptial ceremonies are most rudimentary
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
elemental, elementary, embryonic, primitive, simple, abecedarian, basal, beginning, early, immature, initial, introductory, larval, nuts-and-bolts, primary, simplest, uncompleted, undeveloped, vestigial, basic, first, fundamental, essential, rudimental, crude, simple, unsophisticated, rough, rough and ready, makeshift, rude, incomplete, non-functional, abortive, obsolete, imperfect, essential, inchoate etc.
complex, complicated, difficult, intricate, sophisticated, additional, advanced, derivative, developed, extra, nonessential, highly evolved, inestimable, atonalism, auxiliary, collateral, tributary, standby, secondary
Quotation:
My parents didn’t speak English. They learned it little by little. They realized that education was the ticket to a better future in their own rudimentary way. They kept the house clean, kept us on the straight and narrow, and none of us ever got into trouble with the law.
Tony Cardenas
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