n. [ See Flexion. ] 1. The act of bending, or state of being bent. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of, or pertaining to, flection or inflection. [ 1913 Webster ]
A flectional word is a phrase in the bud. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]