All 10 Uses of
inclined
in
The Hobbit
- They are inclined to be at in the stomach; they dress in bright colours (chiefly green and yellow); wear no shoes, because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the stuff on their heads (which is curly); have long clever brown fingers, good-natured faces, and laugh deep fruity laughs (especially after dinner, which they have twice a day when they can get it).†
Chpt 1 (definition 2)
- at the bottom of a short incline
Chpt 5 (definition 1) *incline = angle or slope
- The dwarves were inclined to grumble at this, but the wizard told them they were fools.†
Chpt 7 (definition 2)
- They were at first inclined to be cheered by the change, for here there was no undergrowth and the shadow was not so deep.†
Chpt 8 (definition 2)
- Take him away and keep him safe, until he feels inclined to tell the truth, even if he waits a hundred years.'†
Chpt 8 (definition 2)
- Come along back to your nice cells, and I will lock you all in again, and you can sit there comfortably and think of a better plan-but I don't suppose I shall ever get hold of the keys again, even if I feel inclined to try.†
Chpt 9 (definition 2)
- Great floods and rains had swollen the waters that flowed east; and there had been an earthquake or two (which some were inclined to attribute to the dragon-alluding to him chiefly with a curse and an ominous nod in the direction of the Mountain).†
Chpt 10 (definition 2)
- They debated long on what was to be done, but they could think of no way of getting rid of Smaug — which had always been a weak point in their plans, as Bilbo felt inclined to point out.†
Chpt 12 (definition 2)
- So silent was his going that smoke on a gentle wind could hardly have surpasses it, and he was inclined to feel a bit proud of himself as he drew near the lower door.†
Chpt 12 (definition 2)
- they were inclined to be grumpy
Chpt 13 (definition 2) *inclined = in the mood (or had a tendency)
Definitions:
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(1) (incline as in: on an incline or incline his head) to be at an angle or to bend
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(2) (inclined as in: I'm inclined to) a tendency, mood, desire, or attitude that favors something; or making someone favor something