bare-bones

See also: barebones and bare bones

English

bare-bones (comparative more bare-bones, superlative most bare-bones)

Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential.
Meals on early space flights were bare-bones affairs; able to supply nutrition, but severely lacking in palatability.
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, OCLC 1261299044, PC, scene: Angara: Technology Codex entry:
  Considering their civilization endured both the immense disaster of the Scourge and the brutal kett invasion, angara possess remarkably advanced technology. Their starships, while generally small and bare-bones functional, are more than capable of keeping pace with Andromeda Initiative vessels.
(computing) Describes a computer sold pre-assembled, but without certain essential components, often a processor, memory, and hard drive.
Emil bought a bare-bones rig and a new CPU at the computer show, then popped in his old hard drive.

minimalist

skeletal