incomplete

CEFRB1

/ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not finished or missing some parts.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Carbon monoxide is a poisonous substance formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds.

  • The dictionary is incomplete. It only goes to the letter J.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Something incomplete., A multipart file posted to a Usenet newsgroup that is incomplete and thus unusable.

  2. Not complete; not finished.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Something incomplete.

More examples

In context

  • My knowledge on the subject is incomplete.

  • Stefania handed in her writing incomplete.

  • an incomplete jigsaw puzzle

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Antonyms

Quick test

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Origin

adjective

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