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inchoately

inchoately adverb: in an inchoate way.

Adverb

inchoately (comparative more inchoately, superlative most inchoately)

  1. In an inchoate way.
    Synonyms:
    unformedly

Synonyms of inchoately

Forms of inchoately

comparativemore inchoately
superlativemost inchoately

Origin of inchoately

From inchoate + -ly.

Questions about inchoately

What does inchoately mean?
Inchoately means in an inchoate way.
What part of speech is inchoately?
Inchoately is an adverb.

Words near inchoately in the dictionary

  1. inchoactive
  2. inchoactives
  3. inchoacy
  4. inchoate
  5. inchoated
  6. inchoately
  7. inchoateness
  8. inchoatenesses
  9. inchoates
  10. inchoating
  11. inchoation

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