rudimentary

• The unhappy travellers were obliged to pass the night under a rock; the shelter was more than rudimentary, the wind drifted the snow in upon them, and nearly froze the unlucky peasant, who with abominable oaths heaped curses on Francis; but the latter replied with such cheerfulness that he made him at last forget both the cold and his bad humor. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Life Of St. Francis of Assisi, by Paul Sabatier.
• The islands 'ports are rudimentary, although a deepwater facility functions in Anjouan.
• As you might imagine given the time constraints, many of the games are rather rudimentary -- but some stand out as real gems. —  *Shacknews* Games
• The programs at the time were very rudimentary, and the interface was clunky. —  Frugal In Virginia
• The few folks here who think this article in any way refutes the fact of global warming have merely demonstrated how utterly rudimentary is their understanding of climate science. —  World Blog

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