INCOMPLETE


Meaning of INCOMPLETE in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.