unfinished
adjectivecommon in dialogue
- //ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt//
Not finished. Not completed; unresolved.
adjective
- 1
Not finished. Not completed; unresolved.
unfinished business
unfinished creation
Oh! no mortal could support the horror of that countenance. A mummy again endued with animation could not be so hideous as that wretch. I had gazed on him while unfinished; he was ugly then; but when those muscles and joints were rendered capable of motion, it became a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived.
Holloway has unfinished business in the Premier League after relegation last year and he will make a swift return if he can overcome West Ham a week on Saturday. Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, will be acutely aware that when the stakes are high, Blackpool are simply formidable.
- 2
Not finished. Not having had any finish or finishing (such as coating or polishing) applied.
unfinished furniture
- 3
Not finished. Not having had any finish carpentry and other finishing (such as painting) applied.
unfinished basement
unfinished attic
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English finished English unfinished From un- + finished.