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adjective

inchoate

CEFR C2

just begun and so not fully formed or developed

In a sentence

Six example sentences with inchoate, each labelled with its topic.

  • The pitch deck described an inchoate product with three screens drawn on a napkin and no working code.

    Startups

  • Her theory was still inchoate, a page of arrows and question marks she refused to show the department.

    Science

  • The competition entry was inchoate, more mood and massing than plan, yet the jury kept it on the shortlist.

    Architecture

  • Attempt and conspiracy are inchoate offenses, crimes charged before the planned act has actually been completed.

    Law

  • The demo captures an inchoate song, a chorus and a chord loop with the verses still to be written.

    Music

  • The protest movement was still inchoate, with no leaders, no list of demands, and three rival social media accounts.

    Politics

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