incipient

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.

Examples

After 500 years, incipient towns appeared.
Employees shall be familiarized with the use of a fire extinguisher in incipient stage fire fighting.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

inchoate, beginner, beginning, commencing, emerging, inceptor, nascent, starting

Scrabble Score: 13

incipient: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
incipient: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
incipient: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

incipient: valid Words With Friends Word