inclined

[ in-klahynd ]
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adjective
  1. deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping.

  2. disposed; of a mind (usually followed by to): He was inclined to stay.

  1. having a physical tendency; leaning.

  2. tending in a direction that makes an angle with anything else.

Origin of inclined

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, inclined is from the Middle English word enclyned.See incline, -ed2

Other words from inclined

  • half-in·clined, adjective
  • qua·si-in·clined, adjective
  • un·in·clined, adjective
  • well-in·clined, adjective

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How to use inclined in a sentence

  • If I weren't working at it with purpose I'd be half-inclined to take off my clothes and roll in it.

    The Art of Making Puff Pastry | Kate Weiner | February 23, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Old Monsieur Farival was up, and was more than half inclined to do anything that suggested itself.

  • But Gwynne deliberately remained undecided for the present, although half inclined to practise in the country for some years.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • She is never more than half inclined to do 200 anything, answered Tessa indignantly.

    Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
  • Do you know, bending forward and lowering his tone, that she is more than half inclined to throw him over?

    Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
  • Jacinth felt half inclined to refuse, but something in the old lady's manner made it difficult to do so.

    Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for inclined

inclined

/ (ɪnˈklaɪnd) /


adjective
  1. (postpositive often foll by to) having a disposition; tending

  2. sloping or slanting

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