Hiányosan

Hiányosan is a Hungarian adverb meaning incompletely, deficiently, or not completely. It is used to describe actions, results, or presentations that are missing elements, lacking thoroughness, or not fully developed. The term places emphasis on what is missing rather than what is present.

The word hiányosan is derived from the adjective hiányos, meaning lacking or deficient, with the adverbial suffix -osan. In Hungarian, adverbs are often formed from adjectives by adding -an/-en/-on/-ön or -osan/-ősen, depending on vowel harmony and the base form. For hiányos, the standard adverbial form is hiányosan.

Usage and nuance: hiányosan is typically found in formal or technical contexts such as reports, analyses, audits, or descriptions of data and procedures. It conveys that a process or product was produced without full completeness. It can modify verbs or be used with passive constructions, as in a sentence like "A jelentés hiányosan készült" (The report was prepared incompletely) or "Az adatok hiányosan kerültek rögzítésre" (The data were recorded incompletely). It distinguishes incomplete work from merely partial coverage, focusing on the absence of essential elements or thoroughness.

Related terms include hiányos (deficient, lacking) as the corresponding adjective, and hiány (lack or shortage) as the related noun. A near meaning in everyday language is often expressed with részben (partially) or nem teljesen (not entirely), but hiányosan carries a stronger sense of missing components.