bent

1 :  changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition bent twigs standing with knees slightly bent

2 :  strongly inclined :  determined —usually used with on was bent on going

3 slang a :  different from the normal or usual … she was so bent that she's probably a woman who ought to be locked up somewhere … — Robert Redfordb chiefly British :  dishonest, corrupt a bent cop

1a :  a strong inclination or interest :  bias the organization's religious bentb :  a special inclination or capacity :  talent students with a scientific bent

2 :  capacity of endurance They fool me to the top of my bent. — Shakespeare

3 engineering :  a transverse framework (as in a bridge) to carry lateral as well as vertical loads

1 :  changed by bending :  crooked a bent pin

2 :  strongly favorable to :  quite determined She was bent on going anyway.

:  a natural talent or interest Some students have a scientific bent.