inchoately

/ɪnˈkoʊətli/
adverb
  1. In a way that is just beginning or not fully developed; in an early or incomplete stage.
    • The artist's style was inchoately formed, with rough sketches and vague ideas.
    • She spoke inchoately, her thoughts still jumbled from the sudden news.
    • The plan existed only inchoately, a few notes on a napkin.