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inchoate
[ in-koh-it, -eytor, especially British, in-koh-eyt ]
adjective
- not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- just begun; incipient.
- not organized; lacking order:
an inchoate mass of ideas on the subject.
inchoate
/ ɪnˈkəʊətɪv /
adjective
- just beginning; incipient
- undeveloped; immature; rudimentary
- (of a legal document, promissory note, etc) in an uncompleted state; not yet made specific or valid
verb
- to begin
Derived Forms
- inˈchoateness, noun
- ˌinchoˈation, noun
- inˈchoately, adverb
- inchoative, adjective
Other Words From
- in·choate·ly adverb
- in·choate·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of inchoate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of inchoate1
Example Sentences
But although his methodology was questioned, he opened the door to a generation of social scientists for the analysis of often subjective and inchoate aspects of human emotion and behavior.
Another problem with the analysis is that the candidates’ proposals are inchoate — as the committee acknowledges.
As the guy threatening to murder "leftys" demonstrates, the anger can be inchoate and the targets are chosen nearly at random.
Instead, the emails became a symbol of a powerful but inchoate sense, magnified by disproportionate press attention, that she was devious and deceptive.
Died 2024 filled with demented gibberish whose last candidate was incapable of anything but incoherent, inchoate insults.
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