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. )

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Example Sentences

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dispositioned

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From The Last of the Plainsmen by Zane Grey

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 Emma Helen Blair

There are types of ugly dispositioned animals, who are always in a ferocious mood, just like certain ill-tempered human beings, who believe everything and everybody is trying to injure them.

From The Human Side of Animals by Royal Dixon

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

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

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