Associations to the word «Inflected»

Wiktionary

INFLECTED, adjective. Deviating from a straight line.
INFLECTED, adjective. (grammar) Changed in form to reflect function (referring to a word).
INFLECTED, adjective. (linguistics) Having inflected word forms.
INFLECTED, adjective. (botany) bent or curved inward or downward
INFLECTED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of inflect

Dictionary definition

INFLECTED, adjective. (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch; "his southern Yorkshire voice was less inflected and singing than her northern one".
INFLECTED, adjective. Showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of affixes); "`boys' and `swam' are inflected English words"; "German is an inflected language".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke