propendent
English
Etymology
Adjective
propendent (comparative more propendent, superlative most propendent)
- 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
- a. 1716, Robert South, a sermon of Ecclesiastes vii. 10.
Derived terms
References
- “propendent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Verb
prōpendent
- third-person plural present active indicative of prōpendeō