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rudimentarily

rudimentarily

7.1
In a simple way with little detail
  • adverb
  • /ˌruːdɪˈmɛnˌtɛrɪli/
translation icon : rudimentariamente
  • The instructions were rudimentarily written, making it difficult for beginners to understand.

Examples

  • At the scale of Facebook, you could have your users share almost anything and still be able to build a large business purely by loading the site up with lots of advertising that is, at the very least, rudimentarily targeted.

    Blog text (6)
  • This does not mean that resistance views are totally absent as expressed through public wall art, for, as will be noted later in this article, some anti-system groups are rudimentarily involved in defining a resistance through this medium of communication.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The project was rudimentarily planned, lacking the details needed for successful execution.

  • She explained the concept rudimentarily, only covering the basic ideas without going into depth.

Synonyms

crudely
vsrudimentarily
13 4.8

In a rough, unskilled, and often rude way

is simply basic or undeveloped rather than showing poor skill or polish
primitively
vsrudimentarily
1 6.3

In a simple way using only basic tools

is about being in a basic or undeveloped state rather than style

How Developed

fully
1.0
adequately
83 3.0
rudimentarily
7.1
minimally
22 3.7

Surface Forms

rudimentarily positive

Morphology

rudimentarily = rudimentary (transparent) = rudiment + ary + ly

Formed from the adjective 'rudimentary' with the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', preserving the basic meaning.

Etymology

The word rudimentarily comes from the Latin word rudimentum, which means 'a first step' or 'beginning'. It is formed from rudimentary, so to do something rudimentarily is to do it in a very 'basic' or 'not fully developed' way.