inclined
adjective [after verb, + , to, infinitive] /ɪnˈklaɪnd/Definition
C2 likely or wanting to do something: Tom is inclined to be lazy. No one seemed inclined to help.Wanting thingsHoping and hopefulness artistically, technically, etc. inclined C2 having natural artistic, technical, etc. ability: She's very bright, but she's not academically inclined.Innate and congenitalGenetics be inclined to agree, believe, think, etc. C1 to have an opinion about something, but not a strong opinion: He was inclined to agree with them.
(Definition of inclined adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- birth noun
- born adjective
- born and bred idiom
- congenital adjective
- descend from sth phrasal verb
- inborn adjective
- inbred adjective (ESTABLISHED)
- inherit verb (QUALITY)
- inheritance noun (QUALITY)
- innate adjective
- instinct noun
- instinctive adjective
- native adjective
- native noun
- natural adjective (NOT ARTIFICIAL)
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