— incipiently , adv.
/in sip"ee euhnt/ , adj.
beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.
[ 1580-90; incipient- (s. of incipiens, prp. of incipere to take in hand, begin), equiv. to in- IN- 2 + -cipi- (comb. form of capi- take) + -ent- -ENT ]
Syn . beginning, nascent, developing.