inchoate
A beginning, an immature startA beginning, an immature start.
» This definition is inchoate, and thus it must be interpreted.
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1 senses(rare)A beginning, an immature start.
Examples
4 sentencesThis definition is inchoate, and thus it must be interpreted.
The definition is inchoate, and thus it must be interpreted.
An attempt to commit a crime is considered an inchoate offense that can itself be punished.
My life is a mess of numerous inchoate pursuits which I continuously delude myself into thinking I will complete.
Origin
The adjective is first attested in 1534, the verb circa 1631; borrowed from Latin incohātuThe adjective is first attested in 1534, the verb circa 1631; borrowed from Latin incohātus (“begun, unfinished”), perfect passive participle of incohō (“to begin”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Cognate with Spanish incoar (“to initiate, commence, begin”).
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