incomplete

a. [ L. incompletus: cf. F. incomplet. See In- not, and Complete. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective. [ 1913 Webster ]

A most imperfect and incomplete divine. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Wanting any of the usual floral organs; -- said of a flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an incomplete manner. [ 1913 Webster ]