dispositional

American  

[dis-puh-zish-uh-nl] / ˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ ə nl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a natural and characteristic mental or emotional outlook or mood.

   These results provide a framework for understanding the mechanisms that underlie chronic worry and dispositional anxiety.

2. of or relating to a natural tendency, whether of a person or a thing, toward a particular condition or action.

   She shows a dispositional preference for order and predictability.

   Two classic examples of the dispositional properties of objects are that vases are fragile and sugar cubes are soluble.

3. of or relating to the final settlement of a matter.

   The judge in this case has a wide range of dispositional options available to fulfill the rehabilitative goals of the Code of Juvenile Justice.

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Etymology

Origin of dispositional

disposition ( def. ) + -al ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

At the time, theological works were written in an obtuse dispositional style of Latin in which more was better.

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2017

“IVF clinics and individuals who participate in the IVF process must have some certainty about dispositional choices before embryos are created,” the judge wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2015

Secondly, we should realise that situational factors usually influence our behaviour and that of others more than they seem to, whereas dispositional factors are usually less influential than they seem.

From The Guardian • Aug. 9, 2015

Mason cited the dispositional continuance, noting that for two years it required Wingate not to possess any weapons or commit any crimes.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2015

The one etiological group then becomes split up into two which may be designated as the dispositional and the definitive groups.

From Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex by Brill, A. A. (Abraham Arden)