disposed

[ dih-spohzd ]

adjective

1. having a certain inclination or disposition; inclined (usually followed by to or an infinitive):

   a man disposed to like others.

disposed

/ dɪˈspəʊzd /

adjective

1. 1. having an inclination as specified (towards something)
   2. ( in combination )

      well-disposed

Other Words From

• dis·posed·ly adverb
• dis·posed·ness noun
• half-dis·posed adjective
• nondis·posed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disposed¹

1300–50; Middle English. See dispose, -ed ²

Example Sentences

At a time when few are disposed to see history as a branch of literature, Lepore occupies a prominent place in American letters.

From The Daily Beast

The image of children being disposed of in such a barbaric and depraved manner outraged people across the world.

From The Daily Beast

The experience of battle soon taught its lesson even to those who came into the field more bitterly disposed.

From The Daily Beast

“TV and video games condition us to forget how bodies are disposed of,” she says.

From The Daily Beast

Some is sold as a liming agent, and some is disposed of in landfills (though it used to be sent to Colorado to fertilize crops).

From The Daily Beast

“And the matter of the will was all disposed of by the probate judge today, I hear,” said the judge, his hand on the door.

From Project Gutenberg

But once Austria was disposed of, Prussia and Russia met their punishment for having given her secret or open aid.

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I am distinctly conscious of feeling more kindly disposed to that young man.

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Our friend, Mr Allcraft, I am sorry to say, does not feel disposed to help us once more through the pressure.

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The crowd disposed itself on the fringe of the sward, and the duellists went forward, and set about the preparations.

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