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# incompletely

adverb (incompletely)

«incompletely» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Incompletely means not fully or not totally; with some parts missing or not finished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompletely/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and maths, a problem incompletely solved is missing steps; a substance incompletely burned produces smoke and harmful gases like carbon monoxide, which is a safety point. In everyday life, homework done incompletely means some parts are missing. It is formal.

### Examples

- The form was incompletely filled in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompletely/#x1)
- The wood burned incompletely and gave off smoke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompletely/#x2)
- The answer was incompletely explained, so she lost a mark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompletely/#x3)
- The map was incompletely drawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompletely/#x4)
- The dinosaur skeleton was found incompletely; some bones were missing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompletely/#x5)
- Food cooked incompletely may make you ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompletely/#x6)

### Note

Adverb of «incomplete». Formal; everyday is «not fully». «In-» means not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «incompletely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompletely/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«incompletely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incompletely.html) on Mova free.