Defn: Rudimentary. Addison.
RUDIMENTARY
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.)
Defn: Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.
RUDISH
Rud"ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat rude. Foote.
RUDISTES
Ru*dis"tes, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. rudis rough.] (Paleon.)
Defn: An extinct order or suborder of bivalve mollusks characteristic of the Cretaceous period; — called also Rudista. See Illust. under Hippurite.
RUDITY Ru"di*ty, n. Etym: [L. ruditas ignorance, fr. rudis rude, illiterate.]