proclivous

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adjective

inclined towards something; tending by nature

OriginLatin proclivus →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjective
  1. archaicinclined towards something; tending by nature

    the Negro is proclivous to various inflammatory diseases of the respiratory organs

    1875, Biennial Report of the Department of Public Health of California
  2. biologyDirecting forward or (specifically) having the incisors directed forward.

    [bandicoots have] the upper incisors being small, with short, broad crowns; the lower incisors moderate, narrow, proclivous; canines well developed.

    1911, Richard Lydekker, “Marsupialia”, in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
proclive

Origin

  1. Latinproclivus
  2. Englishproclivous

From Latin proclivus. See proclive.

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Chicago

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