propendent

English

Etymology

Latin propendens.

Adjective

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

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Latin

Verb

prōpendent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of prōpendeō