inflective

Variant of inflect

inflect definition

in·flect (in flekt′)

transitive verb

  1. to turn, bend, or curve, usually inward
  2. to vary or change the tone or pitch of (the voice); modulate
  3. Gram. to change the form of (a word) by inflection, as in conjugating or declining

Etymology: ME inflecten < L inflectere < in-, in + flectere, to bend

intransitive verb

to be changed by inflection

Related Forms:

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