dispositioned

American  

[dis-puh-zish-uhnd] / ˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ ənd /

adjective

1. characterized by a particular mental and emotional outlook (often used in combination).

   He's always been sunny-dispositioned.

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Etymology

Origin of dispositioned

First recorded in 1640–50; disposition ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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dispositioned

How the case was dispositioned at the end was kind of sobering.

From Time Magazine Archive

They always try to keep the Búsao or evil spirit well dispositioned.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 by Various

This man is naturally very well dispositioned and has no moral defects, and he is a man of a celestial peace and serenity.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Blair, Emma Helen

I guess they wuz real well off and good dispositioned.

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