less than complete

Frequency: 5.02.5 per million words

not fully complete; incomplete to some degree

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Examples (10)

  • The initial report was less than complete, missing several key data points.
  • Unfortunately, the information we received is less than complete.
  • My understanding of the complex theory remains less than complete.
  • Historical records from that period are often less than complete.
  • His recovery from the illness is less than complete, so he still needs care.
  • The witness's description of the events was frustratingly less than complete.
  • Without all the components, the assembly is less than complete.
  • The government's response to the crisis has been criticized as less than complete.
  • Even with the new discovery, our picture of the early universe is less than complete.
  • Her surrender to the new routine was less than complete; she often missed steps.