half-formed
Britishadjective
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We see some guileless part of ourselves within him — a half-formed reflection in his goldfish Dorothy’s fishbowl.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2024
He already had a half-formed idea about a woman who rented out her home to film crews.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2023
Similarly, in “The Head,” the women’s family tells her to just ignore the half-formed thing in the toilet that calls her “mother.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
Overall, this is a novel probably best enjoyed by people with no experience of the podcast, or a complete experience of it; as the book itself suggests, half-formed remnants of memory are trouble.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
Coll returned the crooked, half-formed blade to the furnace, where it lost its shape entirely.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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