Inchoate — Word of the Day March 01, 2027

Definition

Just begun and not fully formed; elementary. An inchoate understanding grows into mastery over time.

“Her inchoate instinct that something was wrong would crystallize into certainty by morning.”

From Latin inchoatus, past participle of inchoare (to begin).

I₁N₁C₃H₄O₁A₁T₁E₁

INCHOATE scores 13 points in Scrabble.