rudimentary
(adjective) being in the earliest stages of development; “rudimentary plans”
vestigial, rudimentary
(adjective) not fully developed in mature animals; “rudimentary wings”
fundamental, rudimentary, underlying
(adjective) being or involving basic facts or principles; “the fundamental laws of the universe”; “a fundamental incompatibility between them”; “these rudimentary truths”; “underlying principles”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rudimentary (comparative more rudimentary, superlative most rudimentary)
Of or relating to one or more rudiments.
Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
rudimentary (plural rudimentaries)
(zoology, usually, in the plural) One of the rudimentary mammae of boars.
Source: Wiktionary
Ru`di*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rudimentaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 June 2025
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
