INCIPIENT

incipient. Incipient, a. beginning, commencing, just rising

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In‐cip″i‐ent (?), a. [[L. incipiens, p. pr. of incipere to begin. See Inception.]] Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial; as, the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light of day. — In‐cip″i‐ent‐ly, adv.