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Inclination; disposition. On the first inclining towards sleep. Burke.

A color inclining to purple.

Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal. Anticlinal line, Anticlinal axis (Geol.), a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof. -- Anticlinal vertebra (Anat.), one of the dorsal vertebræ, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the n…

Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, a backhanded letters.

A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel.

Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship; -- opposed to wall- sided.

A dark color inclining to red or yellow, resulting from the mixture of red and black, or of red, black, and yellow; a tawny, dusky hue.

Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.

The act of inclining downward.

Want of esteem; low estimation, inclining to dislike; disfavor; disrepute. Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs. Milton.

To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.

Evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just. Are not my ways equal Ezek. xviii. 29. Thee, O Jove, no equal judge I deem. Spenser. Nor think it equal to answer deliberate reason with sudden heat and noise. Milton.

The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head.

Having the quality of leaning or inclining; as, the inclinatory needle. -- In*clin"a*to*ri*ly, adv. Sir T. Browne.

To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column. "He leant forward." Dickens.

The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism.

Inclining forward or toward. South.

Inclining to redness; ruddy; red. "His rubicund face." Longfellow.

Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore. Shak. "Shelving arches." Addison.

Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.] Chaucer. [Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass by. Sir J. Mandeville. Every of this happy number That have endured…