incompletein‧com‧plete1 /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt◂/ ●○○ adjective 
Unfortunately, I do not have the information because our records are incomplete. an incomplete process TV ads implied that a woman was incomplete without a man.—incompletely adverb—incompleteness noun [uncountable]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- incomplete drawings
- Incomplete historical records have made the investigation more difficult.
- an incomplete job application
- For many, a good meal is incomplete without a fine wine.
- Historical records for this time are incomplete.
- The excavation of the tunnel is still incomplete.
- Current data on which regulatory decisions are based, because they are incomplete, give an imprecise estimate of risk.
- Democrats said the McCollum-Zeliff charges were an incomplete sneak preview of conclusions expected when their committees have completed a full report.
- Midway through the second quarter, Steve Young aggravated his groin while running toward the sideline and throwing an incomplete pass.
- None the less, the success of this program was incomplete.
- Superficial shortcuts result in incomplete healing.
- The database is also obviously incomplete, being little more than a list of fields for you to fill in.
- To date £6.7 million has been spent on two incomplete ferry terminals at Gills Bay and Burwick.
- While incomplete, the steps that were taken laid the foundation for Workplace 2000.
Longman Language Activatornot complete
· Historical records for this time are incomplete.· an incomplete job application· For many, a good meal is incomplete without a fine wine.
only containing or including part of what is necessary to be complete: · From where I was standing, I had a partial view of the house.· This is only a partial solution to the problem.· At best, the mission was a partial success.· Wade received only partial compensation for her injuries.
if something is patchy , it does not include enough information, or important details are missing: · The records are patchy and incomplete.· A patchy picture began to emerge of what happened that night.· My knowledge of the subject is pretty patchy.
not finished · On her desk was an unfinished letter to her mother.· To this day, the building remains unfinished.unfinished business (=something you have not had the chance to finish) · It is past time for Congress to attend to unfinished business.
not finished, because not all of the work has been done on something, or because it does not have all the parts that it should have: · The excavation of the tunnel is still incomplete.· Incomplete historical records have made the investigation more difficult.
if something is not over yet , especially something difficult or unpleasant, it is not finished and still needs to be done or dealt with: · The struggle for equal rights is not over yet.· The crisis is not over yet. We are still involved in negotiations.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY TV ads implied that a woman was incomplete without a man.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
TV ads implied that a woman was incomplete without a man.· Two years later, however, with negotiations still incomplete, Edward embarked on his abortive campaign with the results described above.· It could even be argued that their liberation is still incomplete today.· The enquiry into the occurrence, they said, was still incomplete.· More than three decades later that evolution is still under way, and still incomplete.· Hauge says his assessment is still incomplete, since he has not yet had access to Soviet military records.· The first year of the pilot programme is still incomplete.· Our understanding of these systems is, however, still incomplete.
NOUN· Conclusions drawn from applying statistical techniques to incomplete data may be very misleading.· Participants with incomplete data were excluded from the analyses including the missing variables.· They can learn from and make decisions based on incomplete data.
· When it's ill-conceived, ill-considered or based on incomplete information, the Profitboss won't criticize the critic.· Both are obliged to make decisions on incomplete information.· Design, development and management have in common the absolute necessity of taking action based on incomplete information.· Apologies: last week's story on the Sparc Architecture Version 9 specification was incorrect, and based upon incomplete information.
WORD FAMILYnouncompletionincompletenessadjectivecomplete ≠ incompleteverbcompleteadverbcompletely ≠ incompletely
not having everything that should be there, or not completely finished OPP complete: Unfortunately, I do not have the information because our records are incomplete. an incomplete process TV ads implied that a woman was incomplete without a man.—incompletely adverb—incompleteness noun [uncountable]