INFLECTED
15
Scrabble
18
WWF
I(1) N(1) F(4) L(1) E(1) C(3) T(1) E(1) D(2)
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Definition
verb
- To cause to curve inwards.
- To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.“The actress has a great skill of being able to inflect her voice to any situation.”
- (grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
adjective
- Deviating from a straight line.
- (grammar) Changed in form to reflect function (referring to a word).
- Having inflected word forms; fusional.“(An inflected language is one in which words change form when their function changes.)”
Source: Wiktionary
