unfinished
Americanadjective
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not finished; incomplete or unaccomplished.
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lacking some special finish or surface treatment, as polish, paint, etc.
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(of cloth) not sheared following the looming process.
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(of worsted) given a slight nap.
adjective
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incomplete or imperfect
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(of paint, polish, varnish, etc) without an applied finish; rough
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(of fabric) unbleached or not processed
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(of fabric) with a short nap
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But it’s not the end of the line for the unfinished project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“Unlike ghost guns assembled from commercially sold unfinished parts, 3D printed ghost guns can be produced from plastic filament using consumer-grade equipment,” the suit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
So that’s your homework for week two of Soup School: When your next pot tastes fine but somehow unfinished, don’t automatically add another shower of salt.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Kennedy describes her relationship with Róisín, as "unfinished business" as the lead character is the same unsympathetic teenager from her 2021 collections of short stories The End of the World is a Cul-de-sac.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Dari jumped a little and looked down at our unfinished pendulums in horror.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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