INCIPIENT


Meaning of INCIPIENT in English

(ˈ)in|sipēənt, ənˈs- adjective

Etymology: Latin incipient-, incipiens, present participle of incipere to begin, from in- in- (II) + -cipere (from capere to take) — more at heave

: beginning to be or become apparent : commencing, initial

the incipient stage of a fever

incipient light of day

incipient civil disorders

• in·cip·i·ent·ly adverb

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