inchoate
[ in-koh-it, -eyt or, especially British, in-koh-eyt ]
/ ɪnˈkoʊ ɪt, -eɪt or, especially British, ˈɪn koʊˌeɪt /
adjective
not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
just begun; incipient.
not organized; lacking order: an inchoate mass of ideas on the subject.
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Origin of inchoate
OTHER WORDS FROM inchoate
in·cho·ate·ly, adverbin·cho·ate·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inchoate
inchoate , innateWords nearby inchoate
in charge, inch by inch, in check, incher, inchmeal, inchoate, inchoation, inchoative, inch of mercury, Inchon, in chorus
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British Dictionary definitions for inchoate
inchoate
adjective (ɪnˈkəʊeɪt, -ˈkəʊɪt)
just beginning; incipient
undeveloped; immature; rudimentary
(of a legal document, promissory note, etc) in an uncompleted state; not yet made specific or valid
verb (ɪnˈkəʊeɪt) (tr)
to begin
Derived forms of inchoate
inchoately, adverbinchoateness, nouninchoation, nouninchoative (ɪnˈkəʊətɪv), adjectiveWord Origin for inchoate
C16: from Latin incohāre to make a beginning, literally: to hitch up, from in- ² + cohum yokestrap
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