inflected Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
    inflect.
  2. verb vary the pitch of one's speech
    inflect; tone; modulate.
  3. adjective (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch
    • his southern Yorkshire voice was less inflected and singing than her northern one
  4. adjective showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of affixes)
    • `boys' and `swam' are inflected English words
    • German is an inflected language

WordNet

In*flect"ed adjective
Definitions
  1. Bent; turned; deflected.
  2. (Gram.) Having inflections; capable of, or subject to, inflection; inflective.

Webster 1913