Meaning & use
incipient
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Beginning to happen or develop; in an early stage.
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Doctors caught the incipient infection before it could spread.
There were incipient signs of unrest in the crowd.
A note on using this word
Incipient describes early, often subtle, stages of development, frequently before problems or trends become fully apparent.
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Words with an opposite meaning
maturefull-blown
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