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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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
On March 1, there still remained 355,563,000 bushels undisposed of, bulging in elevators and farm bins.
From Time Magazine Archive
When I became chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, in 1901, I found a large quantity of undisposed of matter on the dockets, both legislative and executive.
From Fifty Years of Public Service by Cullom, Shelby M.
That would still leave a large part of the fund undisposed of.
From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by Hoar, George Frisbie
The Territories of California, Utah, and New Mexico, amounting to several hundred thousand square miles, remained undisposed of.
From Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage by Stovall, Pleasant A.
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