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- noun Plural form of
proclivity .
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Examples
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A man who hides his real personal proclivities is a man you cannot trust to tell you where he really stands on the issues.
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He was editor of the Standard, a newspaper that had, in years past, been extreme in Southern proclivities, but of late Mr. Holden had advocated North Carolina's withdrawal from the Confederacy, and the making of separate terms with the powers at Washington.
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And even though we both have extreme theatrical proclivities in other words, we’re drama queens, in this instance, we just sort of calmly knew.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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And even though we both have extreme theatrical proclivities in other words, we’re drama queens, in this instance, we just sort of calmly knew.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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And even though we both have extreme theatrical proclivities in other words, we’re drama queens, in this instance, we just sort of calmly knew.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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And even though we both have extreme theatrical proclivities in other words, we’re drama queens, in this instance, we just sort of calmly knew.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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It is needless to say that his pre-eminent hero was not he of the foot cavalry, but the one of the cotton bales, both being of kindred taste and proclivities, that is, he and Guilford.
Recollections and reflections : an auto of half a century and more, 1906
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By the way, I didn't say his "proclivities" changed.
Poll: Most Think Bill Would Be Asset To President Hillary 2009
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To NOT show your proclivities is the act of a cowering child, or a leftist, who doesn’t want to be held responsible later for taking a stand of any sort.
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So who am I to accuse someone else of having the "wrong" kind of proclivities?
Sex Geek sexgeek 2008
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