Main Entry:

in·com·plete

Pronunciation:

\ˌin-kəm-ˈplēt\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English incompleet, from Late Latin incompletus, from Latin in- + completus complete

Date:

14th century

1: not complete : unfinished : as a: lacking a part ; especially : lacking one or more sets of floral organs bof 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 2of a football pass : not legally caught

— in·com·plete·ly adverb

— in·com·plete·ness noun