half-formed

adjective

1. not or not having been fully formed

Example Sentences

We see some guileless part of ourselves within him — a half-formed reflection in his goldfish Dorothy’s fishbowl that’s been crusted over by the steady gnawing of time.

From Salon

We see some guileless part of ourselves within him — a half-formed reflection in his goldfish Dorothy’s fishbowl.

From Salon

But still only half-formed, it is off to a shaky start.

From New York Times

“As a reflection of Oppenheimer’s mind, the film cannot help but be morally half-formed.”

From Los Angeles Times

Historian Paul Ham is probably right that the film “cannot help but be morally half-formed,” and his excellent book, “Hiroshima Nagasaki,” is convincing in that the bombings were unnecessary to win the war, but no feature film is likely to capture the full impact of the bomb’s history and effects.

From Los Angeles Times

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