1. reduced to the most basic or essential elements; stripped of all nonessential features or details
Usage: informal; often used in computing and design contexts

Examples

• The bareboned version of the software includes only the core functions.
• They offered a bareboned apartment with no furniture or decorations.
• The bareboned design of the website makes it load very quickly.
• The budget allowed only for a bareboned production of the play.
• The bareboned computer system had no extra peripherals attached.