Definition of INCIPIENT

incipient

Meanings

Plural: incipients

Adjective Satellite

  • only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
    • "incipient civil disorder"
    • "an incipient tumor"

Adj

  • In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.

Noun

  • A beginner.
  • A verb tense of the Hebrew language.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incipiēns, present participle of incipiō (“begin”).

Scrabble Score: 13

incipient is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 17

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