1. the state or quality of being just begun or in an early stage; incompleteness
Usage: formal

Examples

• The inchoateness of the project made it difficult to evaluate its potential success.
• Critics pointed to the inchoateness of the new policy proposals.
• The artist embraced the inchoateness of her early sketches as part of the creative process.
• The inchoateness of his ideas frustrated his colleagues who needed concrete plans.
• Despite its inchoateness, the theory showed promise for future development.
• The inchoateness of the legal framework left many questions unanswered.