inchoate

Meanings

Plural: inchoates

Adjective Satellite

only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
- "a vague inchoate idea"

Adj

Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
Chaotic, disordered, confused; also, incoherent, rambling.
Of a crime, imposing criminal liability for an incompleted act.

Noun

A beginning, an immature start.

Verb

To begin or start (something).
To cause or bring about. In the field of criminology, to encourage, assist, conspire, aid and abet, incite, etc.
To make a start.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin incohātus (“begun, unfinished”), perfect passive participle of incohō (“begin”). Cognate with Spanish incoar (“to initiate, commence, begin”).

Synonyms

chaotic, confused, elementary, embryonic, immature, incipient, nascent, rudimentary

Scrabble Score: 13

inchoate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
inchoate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inchoate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

inchoate is a valid Words With Friends word