incipient

Phonetic Respelling: [ in-sip-ee-uhnt ]

Definition:

adj. starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. Latin root 'inceptus' meaning TO BEGIN

Sentence:

A sore throat is a symptom of an incipient cold.

More example sentences:

A sore throat is a symptom of an incipient cold.

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My headache and general malaise turned out to be incipient flu symptoms.

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Synonyms:

beginning; commencing; developing

Antonyms:

full-blown

How many syllables in incipient?

4 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide incipient into syllables:

in-cip-i-ent

Incipient rhymes:

Four Syllable Rhymes
- percipient
- recipient

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