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: November 9, 2024
\in-KOH-ut\ adjective
What It Means
Inchoate is a formal adjective and synonym of vague that describes something that is not completely formed or developed yet.
// In the podcast, the author described the process by which she took a series of inchoate vignettes and shaped them into her best-selling novel.
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