inclined
deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping.
disposed; of a mind (usually followed by to): He was inclined to stay.
having a physical tendency; leaning.
tending in a direction that makes an angle with anything else.
Origin of inclined
1Other 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.
Old Monsieur Farival was up, and was more than half inclined to do anything that suggested itself.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinBut Gwynne deliberately remained undecided for the present, although half inclined to practise in the country for some years.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonShe is never more than half inclined to do 200 anything, answered Tessa indignantly.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterDo 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
/ (ɪnˈklaɪnd) /
(postpositive often foll by to) having a disposition; tending
sloping or slanting
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