All 3 Uses of
inclined
in
A Christmas Carol
- I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade.
Chpt 1 (definition 1)inclined = likely
- The upper portion of the garment was contracted for an instant in its folds, as if the Spirit had inclined its head.
Chpt 4 (definition 2) *inclined = bowed or bent
- Scrooge was at first inclined to be surprised that the Spirit should attach importance to conversations apparently so trivial;
Chpt 4 (definition 1) *inclined = with a tendency
Definitions:
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(1) (inclined as in: I'm inclined to) a tendency, mood, desire, or attitude that favors something; or making someone favor something
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(2) (incline as in: on an incline or incline his head) to be at an angle or to bend