Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rudimentally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rudi-men-tal-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a rudimental way; involving only the rudiments or basics of something.

Example Sentences

"All men are rudimentally alike; and the body of each human being is made after a certain pattern, which pattern is in accordance with the general principles which apply to all individuals."
"The intelligent and impartial consideration of the subject is necessary, and should be taught rudimentally in our schools, even though it were advisable to establish special schools for the purpose."
"The rudimentally trained drummer can apply himself to any musical unit—band, orchestra or drum corps—more proficiently than can the drummer trained only for one branch of drumming."

Etymology

From rudimental + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rudimental

Inflected Forms

more rudimentally (comparative) most rudimentally (superlative)

Synonyms

rudimentarily

Questions

What does rudimentally mean?: In a rudimental way; involving only the rudiments or basics of something.
Where does rudimentally come from?: From rudimental + -ly.

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