Inceptive vs. Inchoative

Inceptiveadjective

Beginning; of or relating to inception.

Inceptiveadjective

(grammar) Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.

Inceptivenoun

(grammar) An inceptive construction.

Inceptiveadjective

Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; - called also inchoative.

Inceptivenoun

An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.

Inchoativeadjective

At the beginning, still in an unformed state.

Inchoativeadjective

(grammar) Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.

Inchoativeadjective

(grammar) Inflected in or relating to the inchoative aspect.

Inchoativenoun

(grammar) An inchoative construction.

Inchoativeadjective

Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an inchoative verb.

Inchoativeadjective

beginning to develop;