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
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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 Holley, Marietta
He's the fastest, the best climber, and the best dispositioned horse on the range.
From The Last of the Plainsmen by Grey, Zane
They always try to keep the Búsao or evil spirit well dispositioned.
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 Stuart, Ruth McEnery
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