inherited
received from or as if from one’s predecessors: Their wealth is from inherited properties, mostly through the estate of their mother’s parents.For the novelist Henry James, history, tradition, precedence, and established forms constituted the inherited wisdom of civilization.
received through genetic transmission: the family’s inherited trait of straight blond hair;kidney problems symptomatic of an inherited disorder.
Baseball. (of a base runner) allowed on base by a previous pitcher:The unlucky reliever balked, hit a batter, threw a wild pitch, allowed an inherited runner to score, and got only one out.
Origin of inherited
1Other words from inherited
- half-in·her·it·ed, adjective
- non·in·her·it·ed, adjective
- qua·si-in·her·it·ed, adjective
- un·in·her·it·ed, adjective
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How to use inherited in a sentence
Starting around that time, inherited sets of gene variants became increasingly similar in ancient individuals found in central, eastern and southern regions of sub-Saharan Africa, the researchers report.
Africa’s oldest human DNA helps unveil an ancient population shift | Bruce Bower | February 23, 2022 | Science NewsJust as it is inappropriate for the rich to feel pride in their inherited wealth, so too is it inappropriate for anyone to feel pride in their inherited race.
A scholar of race relations says he’s now less optimistic | Daniel Fryer | September 10, 2021 | Washington PostThe company uses genetic data to advise patients about inherited health risks and connects them to health counselors to help them respond to those risks.
Health tech platform Color is a unicorn after new funding round values it at $1.5 billion | dzanemorris | January 4, 2021 | FortuneI inherited the Arnold Family Thunder ThighsTM, which was a source of frequent teasing and distress for me as a child.
Undoubtedly, the enormous inherited fortunes of the aristocracy facilitated a certain eccentricity.
When Acton died in 1953, no will was found and his estate was inherited by Harold.
In Tussle Over Will, Mistress’s Family Takes a Bite Out of NYU | Anthony Haden-Guest | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBeacci, who had inherited nothing from her lover, had assumed his son would make provisions for her in his will.
In Tussle Over Will, Mistress’s Family Takes a Bite Out of NYU | Anthony Haden-Guest | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe inherited vast estates worth some £30m, all of which he sniffed, snorted and smoked away.
A great-granddaughter of Fragonard, she seems to have inherited his talent; Corot and Renoir forcibly appealed to her.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementHe had two children, a boy and a girl, who inherited the northern and southern ranches in equal shares.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonPower, and inherited influence, and exalted social position have a deadly insinuation.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHer mother had inherited a small fortune from Agnes' grandma and this Barr had sought to secure.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxHe inherited in exaggerated degree his mother's highly strung nervous nature.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing Miller
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