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proclive

/ˈpɹəʊklɪv/

proclive adjective: having a tendency by nature; prone.

Adjective

proclive (comparative more proclive, superlative most proclive)

  1. (archaic) Having a tendency by nature; prone
    • Eterne, intense, profuse,—still throwing up
      The golden spray of multitudinous worlds
      In measure to the proclive weight and rush
      Of His inner nature […]1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Third Book”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    proclivous

Synonyms of proclive

Forms of proclive

comparativemore proclive
superlativemost proclive

Origin of proclive

From Latin prōclīvis (“sloping, inclined”).

Questions about proclive

What does proclive mean?
Proclive means having a tendency by nature; prone.
What part of speech is proclive?
Proclive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce proclive?
Proclive is pronounced /ˈpɹəʊklɪv/.

Words near proclive in the dictionary

  1. proclisis
  2. proclitic
  3. proclitical
  4. proclitically
  5. proclitics
  6. proclive
  7. proclivities
  8. proclivitous
  9. proclivity
  10. proclivous
  11. proclonol

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