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enclined

enclined is the obsolete form of inclined.

enclined is the simple past and past participle of encline.

Meaning of inclined

Adjective

inclined (comparative more inclined, superlative most inclined)

  1. At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
    • The take-off ramp was inclined at 20 degrees.
  2. Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
    • I am inclined to believe you.
    Synonyms:
    given to, disposed

Forms of enclined

comparativemore enclined
superlativemost enclined

Questions about enclined

What is enclined the obsolete form of?
Enclined is the obsolete form of inclined.

Words near enclined in the dictionary

  1. enclavism
  2. enclavist
  3. enclavists
  4. enclin'd
  5. encline
  6. enclined
  7. enclines
  8. enclining
  9. enclinomenon
  10. enclises
  11. enclisis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: enclined (page history and authors); inclined (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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