adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ in-k ə m- ' pl ē t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English incompleet, from Late Latin incompletus, from Latin in- + completus complete
Date: 14th century
1 : not complete : UNFINISHED : as a : lacking a part especially : lacking one or more sets of floral organs b of insect metamorphosis : characterized by the absence of a pupal stage between the immature stages and the adult of an insect in which the young usually resemble the adult ― compare COMPLETE 5
2 of a football passive : not legally caught
– in · com · plete · ly adverb
– in · com · plete · ness noun