incomplete meaning: definition, etymology

incomplete

adj

/ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/

Etymology From Middle English incomplete, incompleet, from Late Latin incomplētus, from in- (“un-; not”) + complētus (“complete”), equivalent to in- (“not”) + complete.

Not complete; not finished.

Stefania handed in her writing incomplete.
an incomplete jigsaw puzzle

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My knowledge on the subject is incomplete.
He considers that his life would be incomplete if not for his children.

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.

Synonyms: unwhole, underdone, unfinished
Antonyms: complete
Derived terms: incomplete abortion, incomplete dominance, incomplete flower, incompleteness, incomplete sentence, subincomplete
Related terms: incompletely, incompletion

incomplete

noun

Etymology From Middle English incomplete, incompleet, from Late Latin incomplētus, from in- (“un-; not”) + complētus (“complete”), equivalent to in- (“not”) + complete.

› Something incomplete.

Internet A multipart file posted to a Usenet newsgroup that is incomplete and thus unusable.

Video games Internet A multiplayer game that is abandoned because one player disconnects.

A designation of being incomplete.

He got four incompletes out of five courses last semester.

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