rudimentary
/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/ adjective C1- Of or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage.
- Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary. · I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry.· His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping.
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Led on by some rudimentary aspirations towards right, and encouraged by the judicious stimulation of an occasional ten-pound note sent to him by devious methods, he has once or twice given me advance information which has been of value—that highest value which anticipates and prevents rather than avenges crime.
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