noun

1. A beginning, an immature start.

verb

1. To begin or start (something).

2. To cause or bring about.

3. To make a start.

adjective

1. Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.

2. Chaotic, disordered, confused; also, incoherent, rambling.

3. Of a crime, imposing criminal liability for an incompleted act.

Synonyms: chaotic, confused, elementary, embryonic, immature, incipient, nascent, rudimentary