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unfinished

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ənˈfɪnɪʃt// UK //ʌnfˈɪnɪʃt// un·fin·ished

adj. not finished or completed. You use this to describe something that is still in progress or was stopped before it was done.

adj. not brought to an end or a state of completion; lacking a final finish or polish. Often used to describe physical objects, creative works, or tasks that remain incomplete.


SIMPLE

I have an unfinished book on my nightstand.

CONTEXTUAL

The construction crew left the house unfinished after the company ran out of money for materials.

COMPLEX

Scholars continue to debate the intended ending of the author's unfinished manuscript, which was discovered in a desk drawer decades after his death.

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Origin

From un- + finished.

Usage

Typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun or as a predicative adjective after a linking verb.

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