All 4 Uses of
inclined
in
A Raisin in the Sun
- This is a woman who decided long ago to be enthusiastic about EVERYTHING in life and she is inclined to wave her wrist vigorously at the height of her exclamatory comments.
Scene 2.2 *inclined = has a tendency
- He is a lean, intense young man in his middle thirties, inclined to quick nervous movements and erratic speech habits—and always in his voice there is a quality of indictment) WALTER: Is he out yet?†
Scene 1.1
- Her speech, on the other hand, is as careless as her carriage is precise—she is inclined to slur everything—but her voice is perhaps not so much quiet as simply soft) MAMA: Who that 'round here slamming doors at this hour?†
Scene 1.1
- MAMA is inclined to wander conversationally sometimes) What was you and your brother fussing 'bout this morning?†
Scene 1.1
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