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INCLINABLE
Etymology
Adjective
inclinable (comparative more inclinable, superlative most inclinable)
Capable of being inclined or tilted.
Capable of being inclined, or given a tendency.
He seemed inclinable to peace, if we negotiated skilfully.
Source: Wiktionary
In*clin"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. inclinabilis. See Incline.]
1. Leaning; tending. Likely and inclinable to fall. Bentley.
2. Having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in disposition; disposed; propense; as, a mind inclinable to truth. Whatsoever other sins he may be inclinable to. South. The very constitution of a multitude is not so inclinable to save as to destroy. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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