Adjective:

1. Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.
‘a still inchoate democracy’



2. Confused or incoherent.‘inchoate proletarian protest’



3. 
Law 
(of an offence, such as incitement or conspiracy) anticipating or preparatory to a further criminal act.



Source: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/inchoate 

(✂︎ From the ongoing #JoDoesPhD words I googled this week series)