half-done

adjective

1. (of a job, task, project, etc) only partially completed

Example Sentences

The King also got a glimpse of it, says Yeo, in its "half-done state… He was initially mildly surprised by the strong colour but otherwise he seemed to be smiling approvingly".

From BBC

Brigit took out a pair of knitting needles and a half-done quilt square and started stitching.

From Literature

A half-done canvas hangs on the wall in her studio: Her signature flowers stretch across turquoise paint that fades and deepens.

From Los Angeles Times

A cardboard cutout of Africa that was supposed to be painted with each nation’s flag was only half-done.

From New York Times

New environmental targets set by the government are a "job half-done" and will fail to halt nature's decline, say charities.

From BBC

Related Words

• deficient
• fragmentary
• inadequate
• insufficient
• lacking
• partial
• sketchy