in´com|plete´ly

in´com|plete´ly
in|com|plete «IHN kuhm PLEET», adjective.
1. not complete; lacking some part; unfinished: »

The artist was working on several paintings which at his death remained incomplete.

SYNONYM(S): imperfect, deficient, defective.
2. (of a flower) lacking one or more of the four kinds of floral organs, sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils.
[< Late Latin incomplētus < Latin in- not + complētus complete]
in´com|plete´ly, adverb.
in´com|plete´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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