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inchoative

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10 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈkəʊ.ə.tɪv/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted acehiinotvStarts with IEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. in an initial stage

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin inchoātīvus, formed by metathesis from incohātīvus, from incohō (“to begin”). Compare French inchoatif.

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  • [T]he day-Star […] ſhall be riſen in our hearts; vvhereof theſe acts of our intellect ſeem to be ſome inchoative or imperfect rays, […]
  • Our first Piece is of Winter, or late Autumn, 1771,—while the solution of the Polish Business is still in its inchoative stages; …
  • The inchoative (inceptive) aspect of a verb expresses the beginning of an action. Example: He is beginning to crawl.

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