inflected

Definitions of inflected
  1. adjective
    (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch
    “his southern Yorkshire voice was less inflected and singing than her northern one”
    synonyms:
    modulated
    altered in volume as well as tone or pitch
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    antonyms:
    uninflected
    (of the voice) not inflected
  2. adjective
    showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of affixes)
    “`boys' and `swam' are inflected English words”
    “German is an inflected language”
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    antonyms:
    uninflected
    not inflected
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