insipient

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UK, US/ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/

adjective

foolish; lacking wisdom; stupid

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveinsipient (comparative more insipient, superlative most insipient)

comparative more insipient · superlative most insipient

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Origin

  1. Latinīnsipiēns
  2. Old Frenchinsipient
  3. Middle Englishinsipient
  4. Englishinsipient

From Middle English insipient, incipient, from Old French insipient, ultimately from Latin īnsipiēns.

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APA

insipient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insipient

MLA

“insipient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insipient. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insipient,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insipient.

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