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propendent

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Inclining, hanging, or projecting forward or toward

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a. 1716, Robert South, a sermon of Ecclesiastes vii. 10. In respect of the nature of the thing itself ; which we have seen is equally propendent to both parts , and not discernable which way the balance inclines

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History

Etymology

From Latin propendens.