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Vinony

incomplete

adjective

  1. not finished
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/

adj

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

  1. Not complete; not finished.

    “Stefania handed in her writing incomplete.”

    “an incomplete jigsaw puzzle”

  2. Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.

noun

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

  1. Something incomplete.
  2. Something incomplete.
  3. A designation of being incomplete.

    “He got four incompletes out of five courses last semester.”