ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (grammar) Changed in form to reflect function (referring to a word).
  2. (linguistics) Having inflected word forms; fusional.
  3. (botany) bent or curved inward or downward
  4. 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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