His very soul was elemented of nothing but sadness.
Walton.
El`e*men"tal (l`*mn"tal), a. 1. Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air. "Elemental strife." Pope.
2. Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary. "The elemental rules of erudition." Cawthorn.
El`e*men"tal*ism (-z'm), a. The theory that the heathen divinities originated in the personification of elemental powers.
E`le*men*tal"i*ty (- mn*tl"*t), n. The condition of being composed of elements, or a thing so composed.
El`e*men"tal*ly (?), adv. According to elements; literally; as, the words, "Take, eat; this is my body," elementally understood.
El`e*men"tar (?), a. Elementary. [Obs.] Skelton.
El`e*men"ta*ri*ness (?), n. The state of being elementary; original simplicity; uncompounded state.
El`e*men*tar"i*ty (?), n. Elementariness. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
El`e*men"ta*ry (?), a. [L. elementarius: cf. F. élémentaire.] 1. Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance.
2. Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an elementary treatise.
3. Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth, fire. "Some luminous and fiery impressions in the elementary region." J. Spencer.