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inflected - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'inflected' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inflected [ a.]
- Bent; turned; deflected.
- Having inflections; capable of, or subject to, inflection; inflective.
2 . Inflected [ imp. & p. p.]
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Meaning of 'inflected' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inflected [ a]
Meaning (1):
- showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of affixes)
Example in sentence:
  • German is an inflected language;
  • `boys' and `swam' are inflected English words
Meaning (2):
- (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch
Example in sentence:
  • his southern Yorkshire voice was less inflected and singing than her northern one