incipient
1. [ adjective ] only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Synonyms: inchoate
Examples:

"incipient civil disorder" "an incipient tumor" "a vague inchoate idea"

Related terms: early
Similar spelling:   incipiency
  incipience
  insipidity
  inspire
  inspirit
  inspirer
  inspired
  incivility
  inspissate
  inspiriting
  inspiratory
  inspiration
  insipidness
  insipid
  inexpiable
  in_spite_of