ill-disposed
[il-di-spohzd]
adjective
unfriendly, unsympathetic, or having a negative attitude, as toward another person or an idea.
having an objectionable disposition.
Origin of ill-disposed
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Related Words for ill-disposed
hostile, harmful, adverse, unfriendly, opposed, unfavorable, destructive, injurious, vengeful, petty, spiteful, vicious, pernicious, mischievous, malignant, virulent, nasty, wicked, venomous, malevolentExamples from the Web for ill-disposed
Historical Examples of ill-disposed
I thought it would have been my death, for I never was so ill-disposed in all my life.
There are faults, and these of a kind this present age is ill-disposed to condone.
Views and ReviewsWilliam Ernest Henley
They may be honest, but they may also be ill-disposed, as are many of the blacks in this region.
Adventures in AustraliaW.H.G. Kingston
The savages were evidently not ill-disposed towards the wanderers.
The Red EricR.M. Ballantyne
And the northern tribes were themselves not ill-disposed to such a change.
Beginnings of the American PeopleCarl Lotus Becker
ill-disposed
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