See Also: inceptive(dictionary)

inceptive (iou)



inceptive noun & adjective. E17.
[Late Latin inceptivus, formed as INCEPT: see -IVE.]
A. noun. Grammar. An inceptive verb. E17.
b. adjective.
Commencing, incipient; marking the beginning of something, initial. M17.
Grammar & Logic. Expressing the beginning of (an) action; esp. in inceptive verb. M17.