inceptive

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Beginning; of or relating to inception.
2. adjective Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.

   The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]".

3. noun An inceptive construction.

Similar words

inceptual incipient initiatory initiative inchoative principiant inchoactive initial initiate liminal

Often followed by

aspect and stage or interpretation verbs meaning reading movements

Word family

inceptively inceptives