Definitions for inclined

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inclined in·clined

Spelling: [in-klahynd]

IPA: /ɪnˈklaɪnd/

Inclined is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 130 anagrams from letters in inclined (cdeiilnn).

Definitions for inclined

noun

1. an inclined surface; slope; slant.
2. Railroads. Also called inclined plane, incline plane. a cable railroad, the gradient of which is approximately 45°. any railroad or portion of a railroad, the gradient of which is too steep for ordinary locomotive adhesion alone to be effective.
3. Mining. an angled shaft following a dipping vein. an inclined haulageway.

Idioms

1. incline one's ear, to listen, especially willingly or favorably:

adjective

1. deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping.
2. disposed; of a mind (usually followed by to):
3. having a physical tendency; leaning.
4. tending in a direction that makes an angle with anything else.

verb (used with object)

1. to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
2. to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed:
3. to tend, in a physical sense; approximate:
4. to tend in character or in course of action:
5. to lean; bend.
6. to dispose (a person) in mind, habit, etc. (usually followed by to):
7. to bow, nod, or bend (the head, body, etc.):
8. to cause to lean or bend in a particular direction.

Origin of inclined

First recorded in 1350-1400, inclined is from the Middle English word enclyned. See incline, -ed²

Examples for inclined

"I am inclined to the belief that nature is the best preacher," Ashton remarked.

But to his surprise he found that Mrs. Rushton was inclined to regard it favorably.

Anything with the Count (Count von Count if you're inclined to be formal) taught numbers and basic arithmetic through songs.

Obviously, a federal judge so inclined could very easily find that the offensive name constitutes fighting words or slander.

When the six-film contract expired, neither party was inclined to renew.

Instead, she was inclined to boast over her ability to bamboozle men at her will.

Most people, I fear, wait till they are inclined to seek him.

When you hear what he has to say in Unstoppable about the emergence of a new bipartisan politics, you may be inclined to scoff.

Plus it is clear that plastic surgery is a gateway drug for those both so inclined and so well-heeled.

Percival, with his new air of Wall Street operator, was inclined to hesitate.