incomplete

What it means

1. Not complete; not finished.

   an incomplete jigsaw puzzle

   3 more examples

   Stefania handed in her writing incomplete.

   My knowledge on the subject is incomplete.

   He considers that his life would be incomplete if not for his children.

   Synonyms: unwhole, underdone, unfinished, partial

2. biologyOf a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.

In a sentence

Stefania handed in her writing incomplete.

Where it comes from

1. Late Latinincomplētus
2. Middle Englishincomplete
3. Englishincomplete

From Middle English incomplete, incompleet, from Late Latin incomplētus, from in- (“un-; not”) + complētus (“complete”), equivalent to in- (“not”) + complete.