inclined

[in-klahynd]

adjective

1. deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping.

2. disposed; of a mind (usually followed byto ).

   He was inclined to stay.

3. having a physical tendency; leaning.

4. tending in a direction that makes an angle with anything else.

inclined

/ ɪnˈklaɪnd /

adjective

1. having a disposition; tending

2. sloping or slanting

Other Word Forms

• half-inclined adjective
• quasi-inclined adjective
• uninclined adjective
• well-inclined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inclined¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, inclined is from the Middle English word enclyned. See incline, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Doing something you are not naturally inclined toward brings a distinctive kind of pleasure.

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The true impact of her decision to waive her right to anonymity may not be clear for many years, but the lawyer Elodie Tuaillon-Hibon is not inclined to be optimistic.

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Unfortunately for workers, today, 90 years since its creation, the board is facing an existential threat from Big Business and from a Supreme Court that seems inclined to diminish its authority, .

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A lower-middle-class child of divorce, he earned a spot at 13 in the film program at the Orange County School of the Arts, a public charter school in Santa Ana for artistically inclined students.

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Brown is sanguine about AI’s potential; he is not inclined to join the dystopian camp that regards it as an existential threat.

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Related Words

• apt 
• prone 
• willing