The difference between Incomplete and Underdone

When used as adjectives, incomplete means not complete, whereas underdone means insufficiently cooked.


Incomplete is also noun with the meaning: a multipart file posted to usenet that is incomplete and thus unusable.

check bellow for the other definitions of Incomplete and Underdone

  1. Incomplete as an adjective:

    Not complete; not finished

  2. Incomplete as an adjective (botany):

    Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.

  1. Incomplete as a noun (Internet):

    Something incomplete. A multipart file posted to Usenet that is incomplete and thus unusable. A multiplayer game that is abandoned because one player disconnects.

  2. Incomplete as a noun:

    A designation of being incomplete.

    Examples:

    "He got four incompletes out of five courses last semester."

  1. Underdone as an adjective:

    insufficiently cooked; undercooked

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