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adjective

Incomplete adj.

Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective. "A most imperfect and incomplete divine."

(Bot.) Wanting any of the usual floral organs; said of a flower.

Incomplete equation (Alg.), an equation some of whose terms are wanting; or one in which the coefficient of some one or more of the powers of the unknown quantity is equal to 0.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Incomplete" Quotes from Famous Books

... taught her to make light, flaky pastry and pies of every description. In this part of Bucks County a young girl's education was considered incomplete without a knowledge of pie-making. Some of the commonest varieties of pies made at the farm were "Rivel Kuchen," a pie crust covered with a mixture of sugar, butter and flour crumbled together; "Snitz Pie," composed of either stewed dried ...

— Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit - among the "Pennsylvania Germans" • Edith M. Thomas

... were chosen as the principal literary figure of the period, a sketch of his life would be incomplete without a large mention of his lifelong friend and collaborator, Steele. If to Bacon belongs the honor of being the first writer and the namer of the English essay, Steele may claim that of being ...

— English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History - Designed as a Manual of Instruction • Henry Coppee

... after this article had been written, I published "Calamities of Authors," confining myself to those of our own country; the catalogue is incomplete, but ...

— Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) • Isaac D'Israeli

... 4. Finish all incomplete stories. It sometimes happens that one will wire a dispatch of the beginning of a seeming big fire or a seeming great murder mystery, which the paper will feature as important news, but which later will prove of no worth. Such stories should be cleared up and the results made ...

— News Writing - The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories • M. Lyle Spencer

... his boat to me at least he seemed incomplete. The tug herself without his head and torso on the bridge looked mutilated as it were. But he left her very seldom. All the time I remained in harbour I saw him only twice on shore. On the first occasion it was at my charterers, where he came in ...

— Falk • Joseph Conrad

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