Inflected
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Inflected is an adjective meaning Deviating from a straight line.
Meaning
Deviating from a straight line.
More Meanings
- (grammar) Changed in form to reflect function (referring to a word).
- (linguistics) Having inflected word forms; fusional.
- (botany) bent or curved inward or downward
- simple past and past participle of inflect
Example Sentences
(An inflected language is one in which words change form when their function changes.)
Synonyms for inflected
Depending on context, synonyms include declensed, synthetic, derivative, finite, inflectional, modulated.
Antonyms for inflected
Common opposites include uninflected.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include synthetic, derivative, inflectional, finite, modulated, tensed.
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