INCOMPLETE


Meaning of INCOMPLETE in English

I. |in+ adjective

Etymology: Middle English incompleet, from Late Latin incompletus, from in- in- (I) + Latin completus complete — more at complete

: lacking a part or parts or not having all parts arranged in final or functional order : unfinished , imperfected : as

a. of a flower : lacking one or more sets of floral organs — compare complete , diclinous

b. : syncategorematic

c. of a fertilizer : containing two but not all three of the fertilizing agents nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium

d. of a football pass : not legally caught

II. adjective

of insect metamorphosis : having no pupal stage between the immature stages and the adult with the young insect usually resembling the adult — compare complete 1 herein

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