incomplete

One entry found for incomplete.

Main Entry: in·com·plete
Pronunciation: "in-k&m-'plEt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English incompleet, from Late Latin incompletus, from Latin in- + completus complete
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