INCOMPLETE


Meaning of INCOMPLETE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-kəm-ˈplēt ]

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 pass : not legally caught

• in·com·plete·ly adverb

• in·com·plete·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.