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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIncomprehensive
/ˌɪn.kɒm.prɪˈhɛn.sɪv/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Not comprehensive; lacking breadth, scope, or inclusivity; partial or incomplete.
"The initial report was criticized as being uncomprehensive and missing critical data."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English 'in-' (not) combined with 'comprehensive', originating from the Latin 'comprehensivus'. Historically used to describe something that fails to include everything or is incapable of being fully understood, though largely superseded by 'incomprehensible' for the latter meaning.
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포괄적이지 않은
Transliteration: pogwals-eogiji anh-eun
"그 보고서는 포괄적이지 않았습니다."
incomplet
Transliteration: ɛ̃.kɔ̃.plɛ
"Ce rapport est incomplet et manque de détails importants."
unvollständig
Transliteration: ʊnˈfɔlˌʃtɛndɪç
"Der Bericht war unvollständig und ließ wichtige Daten aus."
incompleto
Transliteration: iŋ.komˈplɛ.to
"Il documento fornito era incompleto."
incompleto
Transliteration: iŋ.komˈple.to
"La información presentada resultó incompleta para el estudio."
incompleto
Transliteration: ĩ.kõˈpɾɛ.tu
"O relatório estava incompleto e precisava de revisão."
अपूर्ण
Transliteration: apūrṇa
"यह रिपोर्ट अपूर्ण है।"
不全面的
Transliteration: bù quán miàn de
"这份报告是不全面的。"
不完全な
Transliteration: fukanzen na
"その報告書は不完全であった。"
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