rudimentary

CEFRC1

/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/

adjective

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adjective
Very basic and not fully developed.
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adjective
Extra detail
Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Safdar, in his rudimentary ambulance, has been at the frontline of the shifting conflicts consuming his city, placing himself at huge personal risk for very little money.
2017 April 6, Samira Shackle, “On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers”, in The Guardian
Using a tractor fan, shock absorbers, PVC pipes, a bicycle frame and anything else he could lay his hands on, he then built a rudimentary wooden tower, plonked his home-made generator on the top, and eventually got one, and then four bulbs to light up.
2009 October 2, John Vidal, “'Tilting at windmills: the boy who harnessed the wind'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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From rudiment + -ary.