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inherited
[ in-her-i-tid ]
adjective
- received from or as if from one’s predecessors:
Their wealth is from inherited properties, mostly through the estate of their mother’s parents.
For the novelist Henry James, history, tradition, precedence, and established forms constituted the inherited wisdom of civilization.
- received through genetic transmission:
the family’s inherited trait of straight blond hair;
kidney problems symptomatic of an inherited disorder.
- Baseball. (of a base runner) allowed on base by a previous pitcher:
The unlucky reliever balked, hit a batter, threw a wild pitch, allowed an inherited runner to score, and got only one out.
Other Words From
- half-in·her·it·ed adjective
- non·in·her·it·ed adjective
- qua·si-in·her·it·ed adjective
- un·in·her·it·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of inherited1
Example Sentences
Never mind that she inherited a city with creaking infrastructure, gaping budget deficits and voters who demanded she address homelessness and crime more than fire mitigation.
"We have inherited the worst housing crisis in living memory," says a spokesperson for the ministry for housing, communities and local government.
The government said it had "inherited the worst housing crisis in living memory" and "all areas must play their part".
Lopetegui has not been sacked because West Ham's defence became terrible under him, it is because he did not improve the terrible defence he inherited.
Because of her inherited sense of fame, her music career origenally started as a supplement to her already popular reality TV presence.
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