inflected
inflected Lexical Profile
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• adjective
(In grammar) Having word forms or endings that change to express different grammatical functions such as tense, case, number, gender, or mood.
"Latin and Russian are highly inflected languages in which word order is often flexible."
Having a voice or musical tone that varies in pitch or modulation to convey emotion or emphasis.
"The actor delivered his monologue in a richly inflected voice that held the audience's attention."
Bent, curved, or turned inward toward an axis or center.
"The botanist examined the inflected margins of the dried leaves under a magnifying lens."
• verb
To change the form of a word (typically the ending) to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, or gender (past tense and past participle of inflect).
"In Old English, speakers inflected nouns, pronouns, and adjectives according to grammatical case."
To vary the intonation or pitch of the voice, or to subtly influence the character or tone of something (past tense and past participle of inflect).
"She inflected her final words upward, turning the statement into a polite question."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'inflectere', meaning 'to bend in, curve, or change', formed from 'in-' (into) and 'flectere' (to bend).