in|cip´i|ent|ly — in|cip|i|ent «ihn SIHP ee uhnt», adjective. just beginning; in an early stage; commencing: »The medicine stopped the boy s incipient cough from becoming worse. SYNONYM(S): initial. ╂[< Latin incipiēns, entis, present participle of incipere… … Useful english dictionary
in|cip|i|ent — «ihn SIHP ee uhnt», adjective. just beginning; in an early stage; commencing: »The medicine stopped the boy s incipient cough from becoming worse. SYNONYM(S): initial. ╂[< Latin incipiēns, entis, present participle of incipere begin < in on … Useful english dictionary
per|cip´i|ent|ly — per|cip|i|ent «puhr SIHP ee uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that perceives or is capable of perceiving; conscious. 2. having keen perception; discerning. –n. a person or thing that perceives. ╂[< Latin percipiēns, entis, present participle of … Useful english dictionary
per|cip|i|ent — «puhr SIHP ee uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that perceives or is capable of perceiving; conscious. 2. having keen perception; discerning. –n. a person or thing that perceives. ╂[< Latin percipiēns, entis, present participle of percipere… … Useful english dictionary
ex|cip|i|ent — «ehk SIHP ee uhnt», noun. 1. any inert drug substance used as a medium or carrier for an active drug, such as the syrup in a cough medicine. 2. one that takes up or receives. ╂[< Latin excipiēns, entis, present participle of excipere; see etym … Useful english dictionary
im|per|cip|i|ent — «IHM puhr SIHP ee uhnt», adjective. lacking perception; imperceptive: »He [Whistler] had been agitated by the strangely impercipient criticisms of his work in the London and Parisian press (Harper s) … Useful english dictionary
ent — ent; ent·amebiasis; ent·amoeba; ent·op·tic; ent·otic; ent·wick·lungs·ro·man; esu·ri·ent; ex·pe·di·ent·ist; ex·pe·di·ent·ly; ex·plod·ent; flu·ent·ly; flu·ent·ness; fo·di·ent; god·par·ent·hood; gra·di·ent·er; grand·par·ent; grand·par·ent·hood;… … English syllables
in·cip·i·ent — /ınˈsıpijənt/ adj, always used before a noun formal : beginning to develop or exist The project is still in its incipient stages. an incipient romance [=a romance that is just beginning] … Useful english dictionary
re·cip·i·ent — /rıˈsıpijənt/ noun, pl ents [count] formal : a person who receives something welfare recipients often + of She is the recipient of many honors. [=she has received many honors] … Useful english dictionary
cip — ac·cip·i·ter; ac·cip·i·tral; ac·cip·i·tres; ac·cip·i·trid; an·cip·i·tal; ba·lae·ni·cip·i·tes; bi·cip·i·tal; brevi·cip·i·tid; cal·cip·e·tal; cip·pus; con·cip·i·ent; cor·ti·cip·e·tal; dis·cip·u·lar; ex·cip·u·la·ce·ae; ex·cip·u·li·form;… … English syllables