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Incipient (adj) means Just starting to happen or develop.
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Just starting to happen or develop.
"Aislyn presses back against her house’s front door, panting a little with an incipient panic attack."
— N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became (2020)
"After 500 years, incipient towns appeared."
"Employees shall be familiarized with the use of a fire extinguisher in incipient stage fire fighting."
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin incipiēns, the present participle of incipiō ("begin").
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What is the meaning of incipient?
"incipient" (adj) means just starting to happen or develop.
What is another word for incipient?
Other words for "incipient" include inchoate.
What is the opposite of incipient?
Opposites of "incipient" include final, inveterate.
