Pro*cliv"i*ty (?), n. [L. proclivitas: cf. F. proclivit'e.]
1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. "A proclivity to steal."
Abp. Bramhall.
2. Readiness; facility; aptitude.
He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers were fain to restrain his forwardness.
Sir H. Wotton.
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