Incipient Definition

ĭn-sĭpē-ənt
adjective
In the first stage of existence; just beginning to exist or to come to notice.
An incipient illness.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
noun

(uncountable, grammar) A verb tense of the Hebrew language.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Incipient

Noun

Singular:
incipient
Plural:
incipients

Origin of Incipient

  • Latin incipiēns incipient- present participle of incipere to begin inception

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin incipiēns, present participle of incipiō (“begin”).

    From Wiktionary

Incipient Sentence Examples

  • Incipient Reflexion on the Story.-Let us give some instances of this.

  • The later part of the reign of Wenceslas is a record of incipient religious conflict.

  • The saline springs are used both for drinking and bathing, and are said to be efficacious in scrofula and incipient tuberculosis.

  • But on the left there was every sign of incipient disaster, and to avert this only the, cavalry were at hand.

  • It may lead to an incipient asphyxiation, as the supply of oxygen may be greatly interfered with and the escape of carbon dioxide may be almost stopped.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to incipient using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

IININC

Words Ending With

TNTENT

Unscrambles

incipient

Words Starting With I and Ending With T

Starts With I & Ends With TStarts With IN & Ends With TStarts With I & Ends With NT

Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With I9 Letter Words Ending With T