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incipient

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in·cip·i·ent  (n-sp-nt)
adj.
Beginning to exist or appear: detecting incipient tumors; an incipient personnel problem.
[Latin incipins, incipient-, present participle of incipere, to begin; see inception.]
in·cipi·en·cy, in·cipi·ence n.
in·cipi·ent·ly adv.
incipient
Adjective
Formal just starting to be or happen [Latin incipere to begin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.incipient - only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; "incipient civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague inchoate idea"
inchoate
early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"
incipient
adjective beginning, starting, developing, originating, commencing, embryonic, nascent, inchoate, inceptive
Translations
Spanish incipient [ɪnˈsɪpɪənt] adj → incipiente
French incipient [ɪnˈsɪpɪənt] adj → naissant(e)
German incipient [ɪnˈsɪpɪənt] adj → einsetzend
Italian incipient [ɪnˈsɪpɪənt] adj → incipiente
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The work of casting, boring, masonry, the transport of workmen, their establishment in an almost uninhabited country, the construction of furnaces and workshops, the plant, the powder, the projectile, and incipient expenses, would, according to the estimates, absorb nearly the whole.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Let me go to bed, then,' answered the boy, shrinking from Catherine's salute; and he put his fingers to remove incipient tears.
Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context
What he most wanted, was sufficient capital to enable him to endure incipient obstacles and losses; and to hold on until success had time to spring up from the midst of disastrous experiments.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
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