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draftiness

7.6

Being unfinished and not ready as in a first version

noun
/ˈdræftɪnəs/

: incompletud

She apologized for the draftiness of her essay and promised to submit a final version soon.

Examples

Despite its draftiness, the proposal contained some promising ideas for the project.
The draftiness of the report was obvious, with many sections still needing revision.
The draftiness of the report was evident.
Her draftiness in writing needs improvement.
The draftiness of the initial design made it clear that further work was necessary before the final submission.
He acknowledged the draftiness of his presentation and asked for feedback to improve it.
The draftiness of the manuscript was apparent, with ideas that needed more development and coherence.

Synonyms

sketchiness

vsdraftiness

1 7.5

Not having enough detail makes something unclear

refers to an early unfinished stage rather than missing detail

Antonyms

final

∞ 1.0

Last and cannot be changed or reversed

finished

767 1.0

Complete and no longer needing work

How Complete

draft

Specialized

223 3.7

outline

64 2.7

rough

1 4.7

sketch

222 2.5

draftiness

7.6

Surface Forms

draftiness singular

draftinesses plural

Morphology

draftiness = draft (transparent) = draft + y + ness

Derived from 'draft' (a preliminary version) using the common adjectival '-y' plus nominal '-ness' sequence (summarized as '-iness'), producing the state of being a draft.

Etymology

Draftiness also comes from draft, which can mean a first 'version' or 'rough copy' of a text. So draftiness means the quality of being unfinished or only a preliminary version.