Incomplete - English meaning

adjective

(of a piece of writing) having been shortened.

Usage examples:

An abridged text of the speech

verb

Shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.

Usage examples:

The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel

adjective

Made shorter by having some details or less important information removed

Usage examples:

The abridged edition/version of her novel, the abridged article was first published in 2010.

adjective

Made up of small parts that seem unrelated.

Usage examples:

The text is rather bitty

adjective

Imperfect or faulty.

Usage examples:

Complaints over defective goods

noun

Having mental disabilities.

adjective

Containing a fault, or not working correctly

Usage examples:

The company does not accept returns on any technology products unless they're defective or damaged.…

adjective

Not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.

Usage examples:

This diet is deficient in vitamin b

adjective

Lacking or not good enough

Usage examples:

A diet that is deficient in protein is harmful to children.

adjective

Consisting of small disconnected or incomplete parts.

Usage examples:

Excavations have revealed fragmentary remains of masonry

adjective

Existing only in small parts and not complete

Usage examples:

Tom talks in images that are fast and fragmentary., the surviving evidence is fragmentary.

verb

Break or cause to break into fragments.

Usage examples:

Lough erne fragmented into a series of lakes

noun

A small part broken off or separated from something.

Usage examples:

Small fragments of pottery

adjective

Separated into or consisting of several parts

Usage examples:

A fragmented narrative, a country fragmented by social strife

adjective

Not perfect; faulty or incomplete.

Usage examples:

An imperfect grasp of english

noun

The imperfect tense.

adjective

Not perfect or not complete

Usage examples:

Our rule of law is still imperfect, but it’s better than having no laws at all., [ c ] investigator…

adjective

Not enough; inadequate.

Usage examples:

There was insufficient evidence to convict him

adjective

Not enough in amount, strength, or quality; less than is needed

Usage examples:

There was insufficient evidence, so we had to find him not guilty., many of the students got low gr…

adjective

Not enough, or not big or important enough for a particularpurpose

Usage examples:

Their plan may mature with insufficient funds to pay off their mortgages., this would leave insuffi…

adjective

Not available or in short supply.

Usage examples:

Adequate resources are sadly lacking

verb

Be without or deficient in.

Usage examples:

The novel lacks imagination

adjective

If something that you need is lacking, you do not have enough of it

Usage examples:

Enthusiasm has been sadly lacking these past months at work., he's totally lacking in charm.

adjective

Existing only in part; incomplete.

Usage examples:

A question to which we have only partial answers

noun

A component of a musical sound; an overtone or harmonic.

Usage examples:

Strings would like to oscillate as closely as possible to harmonic partials

adjective

Not complete

Usage examples:

He made a partial repayment of the loan., i’m partial toward the larger dogs., the accident left hi…

adjective

Existing or happening in small, isolated areas.

Usage examples:

Patchy fog

adjective

Happening or existing in small areas

Usage examples:

Patchy rain/fog, my knowledge of physics is pretty patchy.

adjective

Officially recognized as being trained to perform a particular job; certified.

Usage examples:

Newly qualified nurses

verb

Be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.

Usage examples:

A pensioner who does not qualify for income support

adjective

Having the standard of skill, knowledge, or ability that is necessary for doing or being something

Usage examples:

She was extraordinarily well qualified to run the state department.

adjective

Limited in extent, number, scope, or action.

Usage examples:

Western scientists had only restricted access to the site

verb

Put a limit on; keep under control.

Usage examples:

Some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors

adjective

Limited in amount or range

Usage examples:

Job opportunities are severely restricted at the moment., restricted goods/service/supply engineeri…

adjective

Consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts.

Usage examples:

Scrappy lecture notes piled up unread

verb

Make or become shorter.

Usage examples:

He shortened his stride

verb

Past simple and past participle of shorten

Usage examples:

As you grow older, your spine shortens by about an inch., i've asked him to shorten my grey trouser…

adjective

Lacking in a required or necessary quality.

Usage examples:

They weren't wanting in confidence

verb

Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.

Usage examples:

I want an apple

adjective

Missing

Usage examples:

It was a perfect party – nothing was wanting.