In an early, undeveloped, or embryonic stage; rudimentary or incipient.
From embryo + -ous suffix (meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by'). A poetic or archaic way to describe something embryo-like.
While less common now, 'embryous' captures something 'embryonic' sometimes misses—it suggests not just early, but unformed and raw, like looking at a lump of clay before the artist begins.
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