inchoate
adjective/ɪnˈkəʊət/, /ˈɪnkəʊeɪt/
/ɪnˈkəʊət/
(formal)- just beginning to form and therefore not clear or developed
- inchoate ideas
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin inchoatus, past participle of inchoare, variant of incohare ‘begin’.Want to learn more?
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