incipient

in·cipi·ent (in sip′ē ənt)

adjective

in the first stage of existence; just beginning to exist or to come to notice an incipient illness

Etymology: L incipiens, prp. of incipere, to begin, lit., take up < in-, in, on + capere, to take: see have

in·cip′i·ence noun or in·cip′i·ency in·cip′i·ently adverb

modif.

Modifies a noun

crack: Move right at the level of the overhang to reach the incipient crack which is followed to a peg runner.
fault: In that case, cleaning might have some point, and inspection might reveal an incipient fault.
crisis: Giles felt quite alarmingly happy, even with the incipient crisis.
failure: Even incipient heart failure is a strong predictor of adverse outcome.
specie: It need not be supposed that all varieties or incipient species attain the rank of species.
sign: Daniel saw the incipient signs of O'Neill obduracy and kicked him.

Modifying Another Word

still: Media has displayed growing interest in Nano S&T, specially in the technical areas, but Nano S&T penetration is still incipient.
even: Even incipient heart failure is a strong predictor of adverse outcome.

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