Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not friendly; inclined to oppose or refuse.
- Unwell; indisposed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective not much
disposed towards somebody or something;unsympathetic
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Examples
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The fact the CFTC weekly report points to a high number of negative euro bets doesn't necessarily mean the rest of the market is similarly ill-disposed, analysts say.
Rising Euro Defies Market Negativity—Or Does It? Jessica Mead 2012
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As you seem ill-disposed to have a care for your own well-being, I have no choice but to do so.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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He is not so ill-disposed toward new ideas and new methods as his history would seem to indicate.
The Yellow Peril 2010
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I was ill-disposed to improve it on the say so of my teachers, my sole act of rebellion for many years.
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“All I can say,” he reported when he got there, “is that the nations of these countries are very ill-disposed towards the French, and devoted entirely to the English.”
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Not going to apologize for being ill-disposed toward drunk drivers.
p_n_elrod: Da Winnah and a ** Newer** Drawing! p_n_elrod 2010
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“All I can say,” he reported when he got there, “is that the nations of these countries are very ill-disposed towards the French, and devoted entirely to the English.”
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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As the film makes clear, Wilson was not a professional agitator, or even ill-disposed towards the administration.
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Not going to apologize for being ill-disposed toward drunk drivers.
Da Winnah and a ** Newer** Drawing! p_n_elrod 2010
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If they are not misinformed, misguided and/or unjustifiably ill-disposed towards other people, how else do you account for their position on this issue?
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