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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.


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 Holley, Marietta

He’s usually such a—such a—sweet dispositioned little dear.

From Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes The Quest of a Summer Vacation by Francis, Stella M.

It made me ugly dispositioned, my bad luck did.

From Tillie, a Mennonite Maid; a Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch by Martin, Helen Reimensnyder

He's the fastest, the best climber, and the best dispositioned horse on the range.

From The Last of the Plainsmen by Grey, Zane