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inflexive

/ɪnˈflɛksɪv/

inflexive adjective: inflective; inflectional.

Adjective

inflexive (comparative more inflexive, superlative most inflexive)

  1. (especially) inflective; inflectional
    • inflexive endings1842, William Edward Jelf, A Grammar of the Greek Language
  2. (obsolete, rare) inflexible (in character)
    • And to bear safe the burthen undergone Of foes inflexive, and inhumane hates1614–1615, Homer, “(please specify the book number)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., Homer’s Odysses. […], London: […] Rich[ard] Field [and William Jaggard], for Nathaniell Butter, published 1615...

Forms of inflexive

comparativemore inflexive
superlativemost inflexive

Questions about inflexive

What does inflexive mean?
Inflexive means inflective; inflectional.
What part of speech is inflexive?
Inflexive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce inflexive?
Inflexive is pronounced /ɪnˈflɛksɪv/.

Words near inflexive in the dictionary

  1. inflexion
  2. inflexional
  3. inflexionally
  4. inflexionless
  5. inflexions
  6. inflexive
  7. inflexure
  8. inflexures
  9. inflict
  10. inflictable
  11. inflicted

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