Associations to the word «Inflected»
Noun
Adjective
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
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.