Inceptive
121leadoff — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence: beginning, commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, launch, opening, origination, start. Informal: kickoff. See START …
122concupiscence — mid 14c., from L. concupiscentia eager desire, from concupiscens, prp. of concupiscere, inceptive of concupere to be very desirous of, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + cupere to long for (see CUPIDITY (Cf. cupidity)). Used in… …
123florescence — 1793, from Mod.L. florescentia, from L. florescentem (nom. florescens) blooming, prp. of florescere to begin to bloom, inceptive of florere to blossom (see FLOURISH (Cf. flourish)) …
124incandescent — (adj.) 1794, from Fr. incandescent or directly from L. incandescentem (nom. incandescens), prp. of incandescere become warm, glow, kindle, from in within (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + candescere begin to glow, become white, inceptive of candere to… …
125putrescent — 1732, from L. putrescentem, prp. of putrescere, inceptive of putrere (see PUTRID (Cf. putrid)) …
126requiescat — name of a prayer for the repose of the dead, 1824, from L. phrase requiescat in pace (often abbreviated R.I.P.), lit. may he begin to rest in peace, from inceptive of requies rest, repose (see REQUIEM (Cf. requiem)) …
127tumescent — (adj.) 1884, from L. tumescentem, prp. of tumescere to begin to swell, inceptive of tumere to swell (see THIGH (Cf. thigh)) …
128-ish — ish1 suffix forming adjectives: 1》 (from nouns) having the qualities or characteristics of: girlish. ↘of the nationality of: Swedish. 2》 (from adjectives) somewhat: yellowish. ↘informal denoting an approximate age or time of day: sixish.… …
