uninflectedadj.
/ˌʌnɪnˈflɛktᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənᵻnˈflɛktəd/ 1. Not bent or deflected.
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the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective]
rightOE
straightc1350
rightfulc1384
line-rightc1400
rule-righta1450
streckc1480
unbent1483
straight forth1536
unwried1558
steel-straighta1560
untwisted1575
uncurled1597
rectified1598
cornerless1605
uncrooked1611
unbended1648
retent1656
uninflected1713
curveless1800
arrow-straight1834
unconvoluted1839
unwarped1855
curlless1861
undistorted1881
poker-straight1949
1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. i. 13 An uninflected Ray [of light].
1843 Griffith in Trans. Linn. Soc. 19 198 The ordinary and uninflected membrane of the sac.
2. Not possessed of inflections.
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the mind > language > [adjective] > characterized by grammar
unaccidentedc1740
resupinate1836
atactic1842
amalgamate1849
anaptotic1850
isolating1860
encapsulating1868
grammarless1868
uninflected1875
amalgamating1877
intercalative1882
postmutative1899
positional1908
1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. vii. 133 The original indefiniteness of uninflected languages.
Derivatives
uninˈflectedness n.
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the mind > language > [noun] > language characterized by grammar or morphology > having no inflections
uninflectedness1875
1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xii. 239 The line which separates utter uninflectedness from a rude agglutination.
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adj.1713