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incompletely

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an incomplete manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

To an incomplete degree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: feckly, in part, imperfectly, incompletely, partly, partially, partwise, somedeal, somewhat, to an extent, to some extent, unfully

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

not to a full degree or extent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • words incompletely understood
  • a form filled out incompletely

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English incomplete Middle English -ly English -ly English incompletely From incomplete + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: incompletament — in an incomplete manner
  • French: incomplètement — in an incomplete manner
  • Galician: incompletamente — in an incomplete manner
  • Italian: incompiutamente — in an incomplete manner
  • Japanese: 未完のまま — in an incomplete manner
  • Japanese: 途中のまま (tochū no mama) — in an incomplete manner
  • Japanese: 中途半端に (chūtohampa ni) — in an incomplete manner
  • Occitan: incompletament — in an incomplete manner
  • Portuguese: incompletamente — in an incomplete manner
  • Sanskrit: सामि (sāmi) — in an incomplete manner
  • Spanish: incompletamente — in an incomplete manner
  • Turkish: eksik — in an incomplete manner