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inchoately, adv.|ˈɪnkəʊətlɪ|
[f. inchoate a. + -ly2.]
In an inchoate manner or degree; incipiently.
1626Sclater Exp. 2 Thess. (1629) 52 Such as..are purged, though but inchoately, from all filthinesse of flesh and Spirit. 1675O. Walker, etc. Par. Hebrews 18 Here inchoately..hereafter absolutely. 1837J. H. Newman Lett. (1891) II. 235 Confirmation seals in their fulness..those sanctifying gifts..which are given inchoately, in Baptism.
Add: Also with pronunc. |ɪŋˈkəʊeɪtlɪ, -ˈkəʊət-|. b. [See *inchoate a. 2.] In a confused or disordered manner; incoherently.
1964E. Bowen Little Girls iii. i. 158 These shelves were more, and more inchoately, crowded than had been those on the showroom side of the arch. 1971Nature 8 Jan. 82/1 The megaphone was handed over to several young women members of SESPA who inchoately harangued the dwindling audience. 1981Fortune 13 July 151/1 [The book] has..brilliantly articulated what most people feel inchoately about government's efforts to improve on the system. |