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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection. not-comparable
2. 2
   Capable of, or relating to, inflection; deflecting. not-comparable

   "inflective quality of the air"

Synonyms

All synonyms

diffusedisperseddistortedmorphologicalscatteredskew

Etymology

From inflect + -ive.

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