Antonyms for incipient
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-sip-ee-uhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪp i ənt |
Definition of incipient
Origin :- 1660s, from Latin incipientem (nominative incipiens), present participle of incipere "begin, take up," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + -cipere, comb. form of capere "to take" (see capable).
- adj developing
- He, too, was found to be suffering from incipient tuberculosis.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- How ludicrous is the incipient inebriety of a man who wears spectacles!
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- William was straining at his collar and growling like an incipient thunderstorm.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- His eyes were ringed and bloodshot with fatigue, and with incipient snow-blindness.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- He had reached the incipient stages of regret of his rash promise.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- Not so, however, with the first timid bud of incipient interest.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- And a flush of incipient anger spread now on her fair cheek.
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- It was a factitious strength, the restlessness of incipient insanity.
- Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
- "He hates me," said Mrs. Travers, and frowned at d'Alcacer's incipient smile.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
- As such, they are associated with incipient centralized authority.
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
Synonyms for incipient
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