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Definition of "inceptive" [in•cep•tive]
- Incipient; beginning. (adjective)
- Grammar Inchoative. (adjective)
- Grammar An inchoative verb. (noun)
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Use "inceptive" in a sentence
- "Because I spent a good two minutes weighing the pros and cons of each, I now realize that I was wholly taken advantage of by inceptive in the Christopher Nolan sense of the word marketing."
- "The correct order is been seen (pre-recent), done seen (recent), did see (pre-present), do see (past inceptive)."
- "Little did I know that my Brooklyn born and bred future wife was also witnessing, 50 miles to the west of me, this inceptive conflagration paired to Christmas music."
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