imperfect


imperfect (http://definr.com/imperfect)

     adj 1: not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect
            understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect
            mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect" [ant: perfect]
     2: having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine
        beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity" [syn: fallible,
         frail, weak]
     n : a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
         [syn: progressive, progressive tense, {imperfect
         tense}, continuous tense]