incomplete

in-com-plete · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Not having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

  2. 2.

    Not fully finished or concluded.

  3. 3.

    (Education) Denoting a grade indicating that coursework has not been finished.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    incomplete picture — lacking all relevant information
  • •
    incomplete sentence — a sentence missing essential elements
  • •
    incomplete combustion — burning that doesn't fully oxidize fuel

Related words

Antonyms: complete, entire, finished, whole
See also: complete, partial, unfinished
Synonyms: fragmentary, lacking, partial, unfinished

Etymology

From Late Latin incompletus, from Latin in- ("not") + completus ("filled, complete"), past participle of complere ("to fill up").