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1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 26% | 10 | Tendency to relapse into criminal behavior | |
3 | 26% | 11 | Tendency to relapse into criminal activity | |
Criminal Tendency Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "BENT" which means:
- noun
- • A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- • Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
- • An area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
- • A special way of doing something adjective satellite
- • Fixed in your purpose
- • Used of the back and knees; stooped
- • Of metal e.g. verb
- • To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
- • To become curved.
- • To cause to change direction.
- • To change direction.
- • To be inclined; to direct itself.
- • (usually with "down") to stoop.
- • To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
- • To force to submit.
- • To submit.
- • To apply to a task or purpose.
- • To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
- • To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
- • To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
- • To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
- • To swing the body when rowing. adjective
- • (of something that is usually straight) folded, dented
- • Corrupt, dishonest
- • Homosexual.
- • Determined or insistent.
- • (of a person) leading a life of crime.
- • Inaccurately aimed
- • Suffering from the bends
- • High from both marijuana and alcohol.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He picked up the coins with a bent paperclip."
- • "She examined the bent frame of her glasses."
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