inchoate
adjective | /inchoate/
just begun and so not fully formed or developed
inchoate
adjective | /inchoate/
Advanced WordsHARDjust begun and so not fully formed or developed
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"Their plans are still in an inchoate stage and need refining."
"The movement was inchoate but full of potential."
Mnemonic Trick
INCHOATE → IN + CHOIR + ATE: imagine a choir starting to sing but not yet joined — not formed.
Etymology
From Latin inchoare “to begin.”
Describes something rudimentary or unfinished.
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