half-formed

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The concepts feel half-formed at best, disconnected from Joan/Jo’s story.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

We see some guileless part of ourselves within him — a half-formed reflection in his goldfish Dorothy’s fishbowl that’s been crusted over by the steady gnawing of time.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024

But still only half-formed, it is off to a shaky start.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

He already had a half-formed idea about a woman who rented out her home to film crews.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2023

Once more he placed his half-formed bowl upon the shaping stake and, raising his elbow high, gave a sharp, firm tap.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw