incunable

Examples

• All

• In its incunable phase, the software still lacked many features that would later define its success.

• The research project was still in an incunable state, with only preliminary data collected.

• My transcription retains the orthography of that incunable and does not add accents or modern punctuation.

  Academic text (1998)

• All citations from the Historia de la donzella Teodor are taken from the Toledo incunable.

  Academic text (1998)

• The artist's first collection of sketches was at an incunable stage, showcasing his rudimentary understanding of form.

Synonyms

I

incipient

vsincunable

7 8.1

Beginning to exist or develop

is used to describe a characteristic of the earliest formative stage

U

unformed

vsincunable

5 5.4

Not fully developed or given a clear shape

focuses on being characteristic of the earliest phase rather than lacking shape

U

undeveloped

vsincunable

4 4.2

Ideas or skills not fully formed and needing more work

emphasizes belonging to the earliest formative phase rather than simple lack of maturity

I

inchoative

vsincunable

• Formal

1 9.9

Just beginning to develop or exist

is about being a trait of the earliest developmental phase rather than a current start

E

embryological

vsincunable

8.2

About an early stage when a plan or idea is not yet developed

is a general descriptor of earliest stage, not limited to technical or figurative use

Antonyms

A

advanced

393 4.0

At a very high level of skill, knowledge, or development

M

to mature

95 3.5

To become fully grown or developed

How Developed

developed

61 2.3

rudimentary

36 5.1

nascent

• Formal

17 8.1

incipient

7 8.1

embryonic

4 7.2

incunable

1 9.9

Surface Forms

Etymology