noncomprehensive
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˈkɒmprɪhɛnsɪv/
:
no exhaustivo
- Due to time constraints, the survey provided only a noncomprehensive overview of the community's needs.
Examples
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We have to contend, however, with language ambiguities, errors in parsing, a noisy and noncomprehensive dictionary, and a limited set of rules.
Academic text (2017) -
As such, Zelinsky's subregions were generated using data drawn exclusively from large American cities and available in noncomprehensive hardcopy directories, which placed meaningful constraints on the geographic scope of the analysis.
Academic text (2018) -
The report was noncomprehensive, leaving out several important details.
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Her explanation was noncomprehensive, failing to cover many key aspects of the topic.
Synonyms
Not complete and missing important parts or details
Not including all possible items or cases
Antonyms
How Complete
- Formal
32
6.6
298
4.6
117
3.4
203
3.4
5
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
noncomprehensive = comprehensive (transparent) = non + comprehensive
Standard negation by 'non-' attached to the adjective 'comprehensive' yields the straightforward meaning 'not comprehensive'.
Etymology
The word noncomprehensive is made from non- meaning 'not' and comprehensive, which comes from the same root as comprehend meaning 'to grasp' or 'understand'. So, noncomprehensive means not covering or including everything and therefore missing some parts.