INCEPTIVES

Noun

inceptives

plural of inceptive

Anagrams

• inspective

Source: Wiktionary


INCEPTIVE

In*cep"tive, a.

Definition: Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also inchoative.

– In*cep"tive*ly, adv.

In*cep"tive, n.

Definition: An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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