Defn: Inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection. Inflective language (Philol.), a language like the Greek or Latin, consisting largely of stems with variable terminations or suffixes which were once independent words. English is both agglutinative, as, manlike, headache, and inflective, as, he, his, him. Cf. Agglutinative.
INFLESH
In*flesh", v. t.
Defn: To incarnate.
INFLEX
In*flex", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Flex, Inflect.]
Defn: To bend; to cause to become curved; to make crooked; to deflect. J. Philips.
INFLEXED
In*flexed", a.
1. Turned; bent. Feltham.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Bent or turned abruptly inwards, or toward the axis, as the petals of a flower.
INFLEXIBILITY
In*flex"i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inflexibilité.]