incipiently

In beginning stages

In an incipient or beginning manner—at the earliest stage of development.

Something incipiently present is just starting to emerge or form: The tumor was incipiently malignant.

He felt incipiently nauseated after the boat started rocking.

The adverb emphasizes that a condition or process has barely begun.

beginning

embryonically

In initial developmental form

primarily · preliminarily · rudimentarily · fundamentally · basically · elementarily · foundationally · formatively · seminally · primitively

emerging

budding

Developing from an outgrowth

arising · appearing · manifesting · materializing · developing · unfolding · awakening · rising · forming · coalescing

latent

potentially

With latent possibility

covertly · subliminally · indiscernibly · imperceptibly · faintly · slightly · barely · scarcely · hardly · on the verge

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developmental stage

incipientlyterminally

Incurably, toward death

finally · conclusively · ultimately · fully · completely

degree of establishment

incipientlyfirmly

With steadfast resolve

chronically · deeply · permanently · enduringly · persistently

degree of formation/completion

incipientlyfully

To the complete extent

completely · maturely · wholly · entirely · manifestly

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