Adjective
Deviating from a straight line.
Changed in form to reflect function (referring to a word).
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Having inflected word forms; fusional.
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(An inflected language is one in which words change form when their function changes.)
bent or curved inward or downward
Adjective
(of the voice) altered in tone or pitch
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his southern Yorkshire voice was less inflected and singing than her northern one
showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of affixes)
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‘boys’ and ‘swam’ are inflected English words
German is an inflected language