Word Meanings - INCONSUMMATE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Not consummated; not finished; incomplete. Sir M. Hale. -- In`con*sum"mate*ness, n.

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• CONSUMMATELY
  In a consummate manner; completely. T. Warton.
• FINISHER
  1. One who finishes, puts an end to, completes, or perfects; esp. used in the trades, as in hatting, weaving, etc., for the workman who gives a finishing touch to the work, or any part of it, and brings it to perfection. O prophet of glad tidings,
• INCOMPLETE
  Wanting any of the usual floral organs; -- said of a flower. Incomplete equation , 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. (more info)
• CONSUMMATION
  The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; completed; completion; perfection; termination; end (as of the world or of life). "Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished. Shak. From its original to its consummation. Addison. Quiet
• INCOMPLETELY
  In an incomplete manner.
• INCOMPLETENESS
  The state of being incomplete; imperfectness; defectiveness. Boyle.
• FINISHING
  The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing.
• FINISH
  ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit, finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, 1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate. And heroically
• CONSUMMATE
  Carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect. "A man of perfect and consummate virtue." Addison. The little band held the post with consummate tenacity. Motley
• FINISHED
  Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete; perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education. Finished work , work that is made smooth or polished, though not necessarily completed.
• CONSUMMATIVE
  Serving to consummate; completing. "The final, the consummative procedure of philosophy." Sir W. Hamilton.
• INCONSUMMATE
  Not consummated; not finished; incomplete. Sir M. Hale. -- In`con*sum"mate*ness, n.
• UNCONSUMMATE
  Not consummated; not accomplished. Dryden.
• HIGH-FINISHED
  Finished with great care; polished.
• UNFINISHED
  Not finished, not brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete; left in the rough; wanting the last hand or touch; as, an unfinished house; an unfinished picture; an unfinished iron casting.