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proclivous

proclivous adjective: inclined towards something; tending by nature.

Adjective

proclivous

  1. (archaic) inclined towards something; tending by nature
    • the Negro is proclivous to various inflammatory diseases of the respiratory organs1875, Biennial Report of the Department of Public Health of California
  2. Directing forward or (specifically) having the incisors directed forward.
    • [bandicoots have] the upper incisors being small, with short, broad crowns; the lower incisors moderate, narrow, proclivous; canines well developed.1911, Richard Lydekker, “Marsupialia”, in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition

Origin of proclivous

From Latin proclivus. See proclive.

Questions about proclivous

What does proclivous mean?
Proclivous means inclined towards something; tending by nature.
What part of speech is proclivous?
Proclivous is an adjective.

Words near proclivous in the dictionary

  1. proclitics
  2. proclive
  3. proclivities
  4. proclivitous
  5. proclivity
  6. proclivous
  7. proclonol
  8. proclotting
  9. Proclus
  10. Procne
  11. Procnean

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