dispositioned
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dispositioned
First recorded in 1640–50; disposition ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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How the case was dispositioned at the end was kind of sobering.
From Time Magazine Archive
A good, fat boy, with white hair and blue eyes, and a great capacity for blushin', but seemed to be good dispositioned.
From Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician by Marietta Holley
Doubt if I'll ever git another to love me ez well; 'n' don't know ez I crave it, less'n she was different dispositioned.
From Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches by Ruth McEnery Stuart
And she was so sweet dispositioned and humble sperited she didn’t want to do any different.
From Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife by Marietta Holley
Rover is a most feeling, sweet dispositioned dog—one instance of his affection and kindheartedness I cannot omit.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 353, January 24, 1829 by Various
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