inflected
inflected is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, inflected is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofinflected
- To cause to curve inwards.
- To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
Example: "The actress has a great skill of being able to inflect her voice to any situation."
- (grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
- (grammar, of a word) To be varied in the form to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
Example: "In Latin, adjectives and nouns inflect a lot, but inflection is minimally found in Modern English."
- To influence in style.
Example: "No other poet has inflected me in style as much as Milton."
- Deviating from a straight line.
- (grammar) Changed in form to reflect function (referring to a word).
- Having inflected word forms; fusional.
Example: "(An inflected language is one in which words change form when their function changes.)"
- Bent or curved inward or downward
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