half-finished

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half-finished

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From half- + finished.

adjective

  1. not comparable Only partially completed, being more or less at the halfway stage. As we contemplate the half-finished arterial roads and electrification plans of our own age, and the town-planning schemes that gather dust in the public libraries, we can admire the drive and action of the railway pioneers.

    Similar: half-done, semicompleted, semicomplete

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adj only partially completed

中文半成的 bànchéng de, 半截的 bànjié de
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"half-finished." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/half-finished. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{half_finished_2026,
  title = {half-finished},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/half-finished},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}