adverb
- in a way that is just beginning to develop; incompletely or imperfectly
Usage: formal
Examples
- The plan was still inchoately formed in her mind.
- He expressed his ideas inchoately, struggling to find the right words.
- The artist’s vision emerged inchoately through rough sketches.
- The movement began inchoately with just a few concerned citizens.
- Her understanding of the concept developed inchoately over time.
- The theory was presented inchoately in the early draft.