Incipient
Pronunciation : In*cip"i*ent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. incipiens, p. pr. of incipere to begin. See Inception.]
Definition : Defn: Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial; as, the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light of day. -- In*cip"i*ent*ly, adv.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913