incompletely

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪnkəmˈplitli/ UK /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːtli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a manner that is not whole or fully finished

The reaction proceeded incompletely, leaving traces of the reagent.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a manner that is not... partially partly imperfectly deficiently

Opposites

completely fully wholly entirely

Word family

Related forms incomplete complete incompleteness

Etymology

From incomplete + the adverbial suffix -ly; incomplete from Late Latin incompletus, from in- ('not') + completus, past participle of complere ('to fill up').

complere Latin plere Latin *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# incompletely

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪnkəmˈplitli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːtli/

## Meanings
1. in a manner that is not whole or fully finished

## Examples
- The reaction proceeded incompletely, leaving traces of the reagent.

## Synonyms
- partially
- partly
- imperfectly
- deficiently

## Antonyms
- completely
- fully
- wholly
- entirely

## Related Forms
- incomplete
- complete
- incompleteness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: complere
- Root: plere
- Root: *pleh₁-

## Etymology
From incomplete + the adverbial suffix -ly; incomplete from Late Latin incompletus, from in- ('not') + completus, past participle of complere ('to fill up').

## AI Etymology
Incompletely comes from incomplete + the adverbial suffix -ly; incomplete from Late Latin incompletus, from in- ('not') + completus, past participle of complere ('to fill up'). The etymological trail includes Latin complere, Latin plere, and Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-. As an adverb, incompletely means in a manner that is not whole or fully finished. The same family is visible in related forms such as incomplete, complete, and incompleteness. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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