propendent

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adjective

Inclining, hanging, or projecting forward or toward

“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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Meanings

adjectivepropendent (comparative more propendent, superlative most propendent)

comparative more propendent · superlative most propendent

  1. Inclining, hanging, or projecting forward or toward

    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

Origin

  1. Latinpropendens
  2. Englishpropendent

From Latin propendens.

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APA

propendent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propendent

MLA

“propendent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propendent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “propendent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propendent.

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