inchoately C2 Topic:Describing Qualities Meanings 1 adv In a way that is only just beginning and not yet fully formed The idea existed only inchoately in her mind, still vague and unshaped. Etymology AI details From inchoate + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inchoately **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv ## Meanings 1. In a way that is only just beginning and not yet fully formed ## Examples - The idea existed only inchoately in her mind, still vague and unshaped. ## Etymology From inchoate + -ly. ## AI Etymology Inchoately is from inchoate + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include in a way that is only just beginning and not yet fully formed. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown