inclinable

in·clin·a·ble

(ĭn-klī′nə-bəl)

adj.

1. Having a specified tendency or disposition; inclined: inclinable to laziness.

2. Favorably disposed; amenable: inclinable to our urgings.

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inclinable

(ɪnˈklaɪnəbəl)

adj

1. (usually foll by: to) having an inclination or tendency (to); disposed (to)

2. capable of being inclined

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in•clin•a•ble

(ɪnˈklaɪ nə bəl)

adj.

1. having a mental tendency in a certain direction.

2. favorable.

3. capable of being inclined.

[1400–50]

Translations

inclinable

adj

(= with a tendency to) → tendierend, (hin)neigend; to be inclinable to → tendieren zu, neigen zu

(= in favour of) → wohlwollend gegenüberstehend (geh) dat, → günstig gesinnt (geh) dat

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He ended, and his words replete with guile Into her heart too easie entrance won: Fixt on the Fruit she gaz'd, which to behold Might tempt alone, and in her ears the sound Yet rung of his perswasive words, impregn'd With Reason, to her seeming, and with Truth; Meanwhile the hour of Noon drew on, and wak'd An eager appetite, rais'd by the smell So savorie of that Fruit, which with desire, Inclinable now grown to touch or taste, Sollicited her longing eye; yet first Pausing a while, thus to her self she mus'd.

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