Rudimentary
[,ruːdɪ'ment(ə)rɪ] or [,rudɪ'mɛntri]
Definition
(adj.) being in the earliest stages of development; 'rudimentary plans' .
Editor: Ryan--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.
(a.) Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.
Edited by Bradley
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Rudimental.
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Examples
- Rudimentary parts, as is generally admitted, are apt to be highly variable. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- I no longer adhere to my intention of giving with my own mouth rudimentary education to the lowest class. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I have now given the leading facts with respect to rudimentary organs. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Rudimentary organs, from being useless, are not regulated by natural selection, and hence are variable. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Rudimentary organs will speak infallibly with respect to the nature of long-lost structures. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- It has often been laid down that a meritorious invention is not to be defeated by something which rests in speculation or experiment, or which is rudimentary or incomplete. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In regard to plants, the petals are sometimes rudimentary, and sometimes well developed in the individuals of the same species. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Rudimentary organs in the individuals of the same species are very liable to vary in the degree of their development and in other respects. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The eyes of moles and of some burrowing rodents are rudimentary in size, and in some cases are quite covered by skin and fur. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Rudimentary structures on this view are as good as, or even sometimes better than other parts of the organisation. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Their astronomical ideas were still in the state of rudimentary speculations. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The psychology of nations is still but a rudimentary science. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In some other genera they are present, but in a rudimentary condition. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Rudimentary organs plainly declare their origin and meaning in various ways. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- When she held her, she sunk her rudimentary nails into the poor girl's flesh, or twisted her arm in a most painful manner. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- It appears probable that disuse has been the main agent in rendering organs rudimentary. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- It would be impossible to name one of the higher animals in which some part or other is not in a rudimentary condition. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Hence rudimentary organs in the adult are often said to have retained their embryonic condition. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The webbed feet of the upland goose may be said to have become almost rudimentary in function, though not in structure. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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