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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.

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Incomplete 84% connected

Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Incomplete 84% connected

Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Pending 84% connected

of Pend

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Pending 84% connected

of Pend

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Raw 84% connected

Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suit…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Raw 84% connected

Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suit…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Roughhewn 84% connected

Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not polished.

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Roughhewn 84% connected

Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not polished.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Undone 84% connected

p. p. of Undo.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Undone 84% connected

p. p. of Undo.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Rough 66% connected

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rough 66% connected

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Bare 92% connected

Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual covering; naked; as, his body is bare; the trees are bare.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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