incomplete

noun

Something incomplete.

A designation of being incomplete.

(video games, Internet) A multiplayer game that is abandoned because one player disconnects.

(Usenet) A multipart file posted to a Usenet newsgroup that is incomplete and thus unusable.

adjective

Not complete; not finished.

(botany) Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.

Roots

inin- · Latin · not pleo-ple · Latin · fill

Synonyms for incomplete

unfinishedadj inaccurateadj imperfectadj partialadj unaccomplished inexactadj fragmentaryadj impreciseadj unsatisfactoryadj inadequateadj unsatisfyingadj

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The word incomplete breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: in-, from Latin in (“not”); and -ple, from Latin pleo (“fill”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.