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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Insipient

Insipient \In*sip"i*ent\, a. [L. insipiens; pref. in- not + sapiens wise.] Wanting wisdom; stupid; foolish. [R.]
--Clarendon. -- n. An insipient person. [R.]
--Fryth.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
insipient

"foolish," mid-15c., from Latin insipientem (nominative insipiens) "unwise, foolish," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sapientem (see sapient). "Now mostly, or wholly, disused to avoid confusion with incipient" [OED].

Wiktionary
insipient

a. foolish; lacking wisdom; stupid

Usage examples of "insipient".

In other words it is the negative quality of passiveness either in recoverable latency or insipient latescence.