inclined
inclined Lexical Profile
inclined Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Feeling willing, favorably disposed, or having a natural tendency to do or think something (usually used predicatively and followed by an infinitive).
"After reviewing the new evidence, the committee was inclined to approve the research proposal."
Sloping, slanting, or leaning at an angle to the horizontal or vertical.
"The workers used an inclined ramp to roll the heavy barrels up into the warehouse."
Having a natural aptitude, talent, or preference for a specified field or activity (used in combination with an qualifying adverb).
"Because both of her parents were concert pianists, she grew up in a very musically inclined household."
Word Nuance & Usage
In its psychological or behavioral senses ('disposed' or 'talented'), 'inclined' is used almost exclusively in the predicate position (e.g., 'she is inclined to agree' or 'he is musically inclined'), whereas the physical sense ('sloping') commonly appears before a noun (e.g., 'an inclined plane').
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the past participle of the verb 'incline', which entered Middle English via Old French 'encliner', from Latin 'inclinare' ('to cause to lean, bend toward'), formed from 'in-' ('toward') and 'clinare' ('to lean or slope').