incipient

in·cip·i·ent

adj \-ənt\

Definition of INCIPIENT

: beginning to come into being or to become apparent <an incipient solar system> <evidence of incipient racial tension>

— in·cip·i·ent·ly adverb

Examples of INCIPIENT

1. The project is still in its incipient stages.
2. <I have an incipient dislike and distrust of that guy, and I only met him this morning.>

Origin of INCIPIENT

Latin incipient-, incipiens, present participle of incipere to begin — more at inception

First Known Use: 1669

Related to INCIPIENT

Synonyms: aborning, budding, inceptive, inchoate, nascent

Antonyms: adult, full-blown, full-fledged, mature, ripe, ripened

Related Words: first, formative, inaugural, inchoative, initial, original; elementary, embryonic, fundamental, rudimentary; formless, incoherent; introductory, preliminary, preparatory; crude, primitive, rude

Near Antonyms: advanced, developed, evolved, high, higher, improved, refined

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