undisposed
Americanadjective
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not disposed of.
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not favorably inclined; not prepared; unwilling.
They are both disinclined to work and undisposed to starve.
Etymology
Origin of undisposed
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un- 1, disposed
Example Sentences
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On March 1, there still remained 355,563,000 bushels undisposed of, bulging in elevators and farm bins.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moreover, Portland readers seemed undisposed to support a union paper that tried so hard to avoid the union label that it packed as much punch as a Sunday supplement.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lastly, I constitute and appoint my dear nephew, Richard Burton, Esq., my sole executor, to whom I leave every thing undisposed of, which I hope will be enough to reward his trouble.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
Adj. not used &c. v.; unemployed, unapplied, undisposed of, unspent, unexercised, untouched, untrodden, unessayed†, ungathered†, unculled; uncalled for, not required. disused &c. v.; done with.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
Billy Curlew hung back to the last; and when the list was offered him, five shots remained undisposed of.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
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