12 April 2016
incipient
[in-sip-ee-uh nt]
adjective
1. beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage:
an incipient cold.
Origin of incipient
Latin
1580-1590; < Latin incipient- (stem of incipiēns, present participle of incipere to take in hand, begin), equivalent to in- in-2+ -cipi- (combining form of capi- take) + -ent- -ent
Related forms
incipiently, adverb
Can be confused
incipient, insipid, insipient.
Synonyms
beginning, nascent, developing.
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Examples from the Web for incipient
Contemporary Examples
Similarly, much of the policy rhetoric coming from Washington focuses on fears of incipient inflation that have yet to pan out.
Chill Out About the Debt
Justin Green
February 27, 2013
He was a prime mover behind the Saudi military intervention in Bahrain a year ago to smash an incipient Shia reform movement.
Meet Prince Salman, the Next Saudi King
Bruce Riedel
June 15, 2012
At a dinner with journalists, hedge-fund manager George Soros spoke of an “ incipient war in currencies.”
Political Tensions Takes Center Stage at World Economic Forum
Daniel Gross
January 26, 2013
“We are all ready,” he said, with the mixture of hospitality and incipient lethalness that one finds here.
The Next 9/11
Ellen Knickmeyer
September 9, 2010
It seems inarguable that the donation has something to do with the incipient arrival of the unflattering film.
Insider: Zuckerberg Wanted to Delay $100 Million Donation
David Kirkpatrick
September 22, 2010
Historical Examples
They sang, and their voices were heavy with wine, passion and incipient catarrh.
Painted Veils
James Huneker
As such, they are associated with incipient centralized authority.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
The halos do not, in cases of incipient storm condensation, always appear.
The Philosophy of the Weather
Thomas Belden Butler
There was poetry in it, however, even on the brow of an incipient apothecary.
Acadia
Frederic S. Cozzens
The air is exquisitely pure and clear, and has proved beneficial in many hundreds of cases of incipient consumption.
Lippincott’s Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science, April 1875, Vol. XV., No. 88
Various
Anagram
cite inn pi
incite pin
Today’s quote
Give me time and I’ll give you a revolution.
– Alexander McQueen
On this day
12 April 1961 – Uri Gagarin (Russian) becomes the first man in space.
12 April 1989 – death of Sugar Ray Robinson (Walker Smith Jr), American welterweight and middleweight professional boxing champion, declared to be the greatest boxer of all time. Sugar Ray stood at 5′ 11″ (1.80m). He fought 200 fights, winning 173 (108 by knock-out), lost 19, drew six, with two no contests. By 1946 Sugar Ray had won 40 fights straight, but was denied a shot at the world welterweight championship because he refused to cooperate with the mafia, which controlled much of boxing. In December 1946, he was finally allowed to contest the world championship and won. In 1947 Sugar Ray defended his welterweight title against Jimmy Doyle. In the eighth round, Doyle was knocked out and died later that night. Sugar Ray crossed weight classes and also won the world middleweight championship. In 1950, he broke the record for the shortest fight by knocking out Jose Basora 50 seconds into the first round. The record wasn’t broken for a further 38 years. in 1951, he fought Jake La Motta in what became known as the St Valentine’s Day massacre after the fight was stopped in the 13th round when La Motta was out on his feet, unable to even lift his arms throw a punch. That fight and some of the other matches with La Motta were adapted for the Martin Scorsese movie, Raging Bull. Born 3 May 1921.