If something is inchoate, it is recent or new, and vague or not yet properly developed.
[formal]
His dreams were senseless and inchoate.
...the inchoate mood of dissatisfaction with all politicians.
More Synonyms of inchoate
inchoate in British English
adjective (ɪnˈkəʊeɪt, -ˈkəʊɪt)
1.
just beginning; incipient
2.
undeveloped; immature; rudimentary
3.
(of a legal document, promissory note, etc) in an uncompleted state; not yet made specific or valid
verb (ɪnˈkəʊeɪt)(transitive)
4.
to begin
Derived forms
inchoately (inˈchoately)
adverb
inchoateness (inˈchoateness)
noun
inchoation (ˌinchoˈation)
noun
inchoative (ɪnˈkəʊətɪv)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Latin incohāre to make a beginning, literally: to hitch up, from in-2 + cohum yokestrap
inchoate in American English
(ɪnˈkoʊɪt; ɪnˈkoʊˌeɪt)
adjective
1.
just begun; in the early stages; incipient; rudimentary
2.
not yet clearly or completely formed or organized; disordered
3. Law
not yet completed or made effective; pending
Derived forms
inchoately (inˈchoately)
adverb
inchoateness (inˈchoateness)
noun
Word origin
L inchoatus, incohatus, pp. of inchoare, incohare, to begin, orig. rural term “hitch up, harness” < in-, in + cohum, the strap from plow beam to yoke < IE base *kagh-, to hold, enclose > hedge
Examples of 'inchoate' in a sentence
inchoate
In the quiet formality of this room, the basis for her suspicions seemed strangely inchoate, out of place.
Appiganesi, Lisa DREAMS OF INNOCENCE (1994)
He, whose memory of his life was usually so clear, could bring to mind only these inchoate images and emotions.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (1994)
Naked, they squatted in the darkness, feeling the spirits of the dead, restless and inchoate.
Lustbader, Eric FLOATING CITY (1994)
1 (adjective)
Definition
just begun and not yet properly developed
The dispute threatens to smash the inchoate government to fragments.
Synonyms
incipient
There were signs of incipient panic.
beginning
nascent
The nascent country was still nervous about threats from beyond its borders.
inceptive
2 (adjective)
Definition
just begun and not yet properly developed
His prose is every bit as inchoate as the wilderness in which he travels.