Crossword clues for inchoative
inchoative
The Collaborative International Dictionary
inchoative
Inceptive \In*cep"tive\, a. 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.
Wiktionary
inchoative
a. 1 At the beginning, still in an unformed state. 2 (context grammar English) aspectual indicating that an action is soon to begin. 3 (context grammar English) Inflected in or relating to the inchoative aspect.
WordNet
inchoative
adj. beginning to develop; "inchoative stages" [syn: formative]