incipient Definition
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
incipient Related Forms
in·cip′i·ence noun or in·cip′i·ency
in·cip′i·ently adverb
incipient Synonyms
incipient Usage Examples
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.
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