Definition of Incipient

just beginning to appear or develop

Examples of Incipient in a sentence

Since the rumor is incipient, we can stop it by telling the truth immediately.  🔊

The best way to stop the disease from spreading is by identifying it while it is incipient.  🔊

Although the cold was incipient, it was still causing Eloise to feel awful.  🔊

My grandmother is suffering from the incipient stage of Alzheimer’s.  🔊

Even though the blaze was incipient when the fire department arrived, the destruction quickly spread and destroyed most of the building.  🔊

Because the incipient plan has no backup measure, there is no chance it will succeed.  🔊

Because we caught the tumor while it was still incipient, the cancer did not have time to spread.  🔊

As the baby’s personality is incipient, there is always hope he will not be like his mother.  🔊

The lilacs are incipient right now, but soon they will take over the entire yard.  🔊

Let us stop this incipient uprising before it gets really ugly!  🔊

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