inflectedadjective
uk/ɪnˈflek.tɪd/us/ɪnˈflek.tɪd/language An inflected form of a word has a changed spelling or ending that shows the way it is used in sentences:
"Finds" and "found" are inflected forms of "find".
slightly changed by the influence of a particular thing:
music subtly inflected with jazz
a politically inflected play
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- ablative
- apposition
- attributive
- collocate
- comparative
- declension
- decline
- dependent clause
- double negative
- grammar
- grammarian
- grammatical
- independent clause
- indirect object
- indirect question
- inflect
- interrogative
- modifier
- reflexive
- superlative
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