incipiative
1 of 2adjective
in·cip·i·a·tive
ə̇nˈsipēˌātiv,
-ēət-
of a verb form or aspect
: expressing action about to begin or just beginning compare habituative
incipiative
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: an incipiative form of a verb
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
incipient + -ative
- slender loris
- slender rush
- slender vetch
- slender wheat grass
- slenderer
- slenderest
- slenderise
- slenderised
- slenderises
- slenderish
- slenderising
- slenderize
- slenderized
- slenderizes
- slenderizing
- slenderlier
- slenderliest
- slenderly
- slenderness
- slenderness ratio
- slendernesses
- slendro
- slent
- slentando
- slenters