undisposedadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌndᵻˈspəʊzd/, U.S.

/ˌəndᵻˈspoʊzd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2, 2c.

†1. Unfitted; unprepared; unqualified. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > unpreparedness > [adjective]

ungraitha1350

undisposedc1380

unreadya1400

dispurveyed14..

unpurveyedc1410

unrayedc1425

unwarnishedc1425

unprovided?a1439

unprepared1528

unprovided for1542

improvided1548

unfurnished1549

unpreparate1575

ungirt1579

disappointed1604

imprompt1760

unaneled1760

unapt1849

flat-footed1912

c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 191 To maken men wery & vndisposid to studie goddis lawe.

1421 T. Hoccleve Min. Poems xxiii. 546 He mischeeueth Where as he wende han recouered be; Vndisposid to dye, sterueth he.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 308 If eny man be..vndisposid vnscapabili, lete him abstene and forbere that he come not into prelacie endewid.

†2. Disordered; out of condition. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective]

undisposedc1380

sicka1425

shrewdc1430

crazy1583

unsound1617

vitiated1620

depravate1665

depraveda1807

sickly1826

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. I. 104 Þus þis lond is undisposid bi þree enemyes of a man.

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. II. 348 Man þat þus contrarieþ himsilf mut nedis be undisposid bi synne.

1599 J. Davies Nosce Teipsum 90 The Soule to such a body knit, Whose inward senses vndisposed bee.

a1644 F. Quarles Solomons Recantation (1645) xii. 6 Then shall the sinews silver cord be los'd..: The undispos'd And idle liver's ruby fountain dri'd.

†3. Of death: For which one is not prepared.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > not provided for

undisposed1421

unprovideda1500

1421 T. Hoccleve Min. Poems xxiii. 474 Lest þat heere-aftir y..In-to lyke peril haaste may and hye Of vndisposid sodein deeth.

c1425 Orolog. Sapient. v, in Anglia X. 359/23 I wepe for þe harmes of vndisposed dethe.

†4. Ill-disposed; unfriendly; adverse. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > [adjective]

undisposed1456

disliking1593

averse1609

misaffected1645

dyspathetic1886

the mind > emotion > hatred > hostility > [adjective]

witherwardc888

unholdc900

fremda1000

foeOE

hatelyOE

onwardOE

fiendlyc1050

witherc1175

unbaina1300

quedec1300

wrong1340

aliena1382

enemiablea1382

enemyfula1382

enemyc1384

ingrate1393

unfriendly1425

undisposed1456

oppugnanta1513

infest1513

enemious?1529

cold1557

enemylike1561

enemyly1573

ingratefulc1575

opposed1584

misliking1586

infestuous1593

infensive1596

infestious1597

affrontous1598

foe-hearted1598

ill-affecteda1599

inimicous1598

friendless?1611

haggardly1635

infensea1641

inimicitious1641

inimicitial1656

inimical1678

inamicable1683

indisposed1702

uneasy1725

hostile1791

adversarial1839

chilly1841

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adjective] > unfavourable

contrariousc1320

bada1325

contraryinga1340

adversea1393

frowarda1400

contrairc1400

fremd1423

adversant?a1425

sinister1432

perversea1450

undisposed1456

sinistral?a1475

contrary1477

favourless1509

unfriendlya1513

thwarting1530

wayward?1544

contrariant1548

disfavourable1561

cross1565

unindifferent1565

sinistrous1566

haggard1578

unkindly1579

backward1582

awkward1587

improsperous1598

thwart1610

unpropitious1613

averted1619

untoward1621

averse1623

impropitious1638

sinister1726

unfavourable1748

untowardly1756

unfavouring1835

1456 Rolls of Parl. V. 451/1 Your said Besecher, by the untrewe synfull procuryng of the said undisposed persones,..was endited of Treason.

1472 Coventry Leet Bk. 384 If eny mysdoers, or persones vndisposid, be the occasion of eny supportacion.

1621 F. Quarles Hadassa xvii. sig. L4^v Some curse Fate, Others blaspheme the name of heau'n, and rate Their vndisposed Starres.

a. Not disposed of; not put to any purpose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] > not put to any purpose

waste1439

loose1479

undisposed1483

undisposed1631

undedicated1661

unengaged1711

undesignated1795

1483 Rolls of Parl. VI. 260/2 The residue of the said money, goodes, and catalles..undistributed and undisposed.

1653 S. Hartlib Discov. Div. Land (title page) The Fens and other Waste and undisposed Places in England and Ireland.

1711 London Gaz. No. 4946/3 The several Quantities of Tin..remaining undisposed.

1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. II. xviii. 770 The house took care..to prevent the recurrence of an undisposed surplus.

b. With of. (Now usual; cf. dispose v. 8).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] > not put to any purpose

waste1439

loose1479

undisposed1483

undisposed1631

undedicated1661

unengaged1711

undesignated1795

1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes i. ii. 74 in Wks. II Emissarie Westminster's vndispos'd of yet.

1667 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 29 Other lands undisposed of, now remaining in his Majestie's disposall.

1744 A. Pope Last Will 15 All the Residue and Remainder to be considered as undisposed of, and to go to my next of Kin.

1803 tr. P. Le Brun's M. Botte III. 124 That preference which would have made him..choose her, if her heart had been undisposed of.

1893 Baily's Mag. Oct. 282/2 Finding himself with some undisposed-of stock.

6. Not inclined or willing, indisposed (to or to do something).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adjective]

argha1000

slowOE

unwillyc1200

sweera1300

unfain1338

loathc1374

dangerousc1386

eschewc1386

squeamous1387

obstinate?a1439

unpresta1500

ill-willing?1520

evil-willing1525

untowards1525

untowarda1530

unwilling1533

strange1548

ill-willed1549

dainty1553

relucting1553

squeamish?1553

nicea1560

loathful1561

coyish1566

coy1576

unhearty1583

costive1594

unready1595

tarrowinga1598

undisposed1597

involuntary1598

backward1600

retrograde1602

unpregnant1604

scrupulous1608

unprone1611

refractory1614

behindhanda1616

nilling1620

backwards1627

shya1628

retractable1632

reluctant1638

loughta1641

tendera1641

unapt1640

uninclinable1640

unbeteaming1642

boggling1645

averse1646

indisposed1646

aversant1657

incomposed1660

disinclined1703

unobliging1707

unconsenting1713

uninclined1729

tenacious1766

disinclinable1769

ill-disposed1771

unaffectioned1788

scruplesomec1800

back-handed1817

sweert1817

tharf1828

backward in coming forward1830

unvoluntary1834

misinclined1837

squeamy1838

balky1847

retractive1869

grudging1874

tharfish1876

unwishful1876

safety first1917

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxviii. 188 Because the greater part is carelesse and vndisposed to ioine with them.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) i. ii. 80 I shall breake that merrie sconce of yours That stands on tricks, when I am vndispos'd.

1650 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (1662) i. vii. 86 That I conceive the reason also, why we are more undisposed to those secret duties.

Derivatives

undiˈsposedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > disordered state

untemperateness1398

mistemperancec1485

mistemper1549

intemperature1559

mistemperateness1561

mistempering1561

dissension1582

indisposition1598

undisposedness1600

untune1603

disaffection1618

discomposure1646

distemper1648

misaffection1650

indisposedness1654

intemperies1676

intempery1676

intemperament1698

seediness1832

the uglies1846

upset1866

undertone1872

run-downness1890

woofits1918

underfunction1941

underfunctioning1941

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun]

vice1398

undisposedness1600

unsoundness1605

vitiosity1647

craziness1664

viciousness1669

disintegrity1861

rattiness1898

spoilage1928

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun]

un-i-willa1225

unlustc1230

dangerc1290

loathnessa1300

thronessa1400

grudgingc1420

nilling?a1425

unlustiness?a1425

loathinessc1449

difficulty?c1450

grudge1477

sticking1525

scruple1526

unreadiness1526

sweerness1533

dangerousness1548

untowardnessa1555

envy1557

loathsomeness1560

retractation1563

stickling1589

indisposition1593

loathfulness1596

backwardness1597

unwillingness1597

reluctation1598

offwardness1600

undisposedness1600

hinka1614

reluctancy1621

reluctancea1628

renitence1640

nolencea1651

nolencya1651

indisposedness1651

shyness1651

nolition1653

costiveness1654

sullenness1659

scrupling1665

regret1667

queerness1687

stickiness1689

disinclination1695

uneasinessa1715

tarditude1794

disclination1812

inalacrity1813

grudgingness1820

tarrowing1832

reticence1863

grudgery1889

balkiness1894

safety first1913

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iii. xxxviii. 504 There hapneth..vnto it [sc. the plum-tree] an vndisposednes, through the fault of the gardener.

1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid ii. xii. 95 A rottenness, which you may know by the Patients breath,..and his daily undisposedness.

1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. i. 114 Can no man,..notwithstanding the undisposedness of his Will, yet so far..prevail against his undisposedness, as [etc.]?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	undisposed
释义	undisposedadj. Brit. /ˌʌndᵻˈspəʊzd/, U.S. /ˌəndᵻˈspoʊzd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2, 2c. †1. Unfitted; unprepared; unqualified. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > unpreparedness > [adjective] ungraitha1350 undisposedc1380 unreadya1400 dispurveyed14.. unpurveyedc1410 unrayedc1425 unwarnishedc1425 unprovided?a1439 unprepared1528 unprovided for1542 improvided1548 unfurnished1549 unpreparate1575 ungirt1579 disappointed1604 imprompt1760 unaneled1760 unapt1849 flat-footed1912 c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 191 To maken men wery & vndisposid to studie goddis lawe. 1421 T. Hoccleve Min. Poems xxiii. 546 He mischeeueth Where as he wende han recouered be; Vndisposid to dye, sterueth he. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 308 If eny man be..vndisposid vnscapabili, lete him abstene and forbere that he come not into prelacie endewid. †2. Disordered; out of condition. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] undisposedc1380 sicka1425 shrewdc1430 crazy1583 unsound1617 vitiated1620 depravate1665 depraveda1807 sickly1826 c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. I. 104 Þus þis lond is undisposid bi þree enemyes of a man. c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. II. 348 Man þat þus contrarieþ himsilf mut nedis be undisposid bi synne. 1599 J. Davies Nosce Teipsum 90 The Soule to such a body knit, Whose inward senses vndisposed bee. a1644 F. Quarles Solomons Recantation (1645) xii. 6 Then shall the sinews silver cord be los'd..: The undispos'd And idle liver's ruby fountain dri'd. †3. Of death: For which one is not prepared. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > not provided for undisposed1421 unprovideda1500 1421 T. Hoccleve Min. Poems xxiii. 474 Lest þat heere-aftir y..In-to lyke peril haaste may and hye Of vndisposid sodein deeth. c1425 Orolog. Sapient. v, in Anglia X. 359/23 I wepe for þe harmes of vndisposed dethe. †4. Ill-disposed; unfriendly; adverse. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > [adjective] undisposed1456 disliking1593 averse1609 misaffected1645 dyspathetic1886 the mind > emotion > hatred > hostility > [adjective] witherwardc888 unholdc900 fremda1000 foeOE hatelyOE onwardOE fiendlyc1050 witherc1175 unbaina1300 quedec1300 wrong1340 aliena1382 enemiablea1382 enemyfula1382 enemyc1384 ingrate1393 unfriendly1425 undisposed1456 oppugnanta1513 infest1513 enemious?1529 cold1557 enemylike1561 enemyly1573 ingratefulc1575 opposed1584 misliking1586 infestuous1593 infensive1596 infestious1597 affrontous1598 foe-hearted1598 ill-affecteda1599 inimicous1598 friendless?1611 haggardly1635 infensea1641 inimicitious1641 inimicitial1656 inimical1678 inamicable1683 indisposed1702 uneasy1725 hostile1791 adversarial1839 chilly1841 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adjective] > unfavourable contrariousc1320 bada1325 contraryinga1340 adversea1393 frowarda1400 contrairc1400 fremd1423 adversant?a1425 sinister1432 perversea1450 undisposed1456 sinistral?a1475 contrary1477 favourless1509 unfriendlya1513 thwarting1530 wayward?1544 contrariant1548 disfavourable1561 cross1565 unindifferent1565 sinistrous1566 haggard1578 unkindly1579 backward1582 awkward1587 improsperous1598 thwart1610 unpropitious1613 averted1619 untoward1621 averse1623 impropitious1638 sinister1726 unfavourable1748 untowardly1756 unfavouring1835 1456 Rolls of Parl. V. 451/1 Your said Besecher, by the untrewe synfull procuryng of the said undisposed persones,..was endited of Treason. 1472 Coventry Leet Bk. 384 If eny mysdoers, or persones vndisposid, be the occasion of eny supportacion. 1621 F. Quarles Hadassa xvii. sig. L4^v Some curse Fate, Others blaspheme the name of heau'n, and rate Their vndisposed Starres. 5. a. Not disposed of; not put to any purpose. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] > not put to any purpose waste1439 loose1479 undisposed1483 undisposed1631 undedicated1661 unengaged1711 undesignated1795 1483 Rolls of Parl. VI. 260/2 The residue of the said money, goodes, and catalles..undistributed and undisposed. 1653 S. Hartlib Discov. Div. Land (title page) The Fens and other Waste and undisposed Places in England and Ireland. 1711 London Gaz. No. 4946/3 The several Quantities of Tin..remaining undisposed. 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. II. xviii. 770 The house took care..to prevent the recurrence of an undisposed surplus. b. With of. (Now usual; cf. dispose v. 8). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] > not put to any purpose waste1439 loose1479 undisposed1483 undisposed1631 undedicated1661 unengaged1711 undesignated1795 1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes i. ii. 74 in Wks. II Emissarie Westminster's vndispos'd of yet. 1667 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 29 Other lands undisposed of, now remaining in his Majestie's disposall. 1744 A. Pope Last Will 15 All the Residue and Remainder to be considered as undisposed of, and to go to my next of Kin. 1803 tr. P. Le Brun's M. Botte III. 124 That preference which would have made him..choose her, if her heart had been undisposed of. 1893 Baily's Mag. Oct. 282/2 Finding himself with some undisposed-of stock. 6. Not inclined or willing, indisposed (to or to do something). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adjective] argha1000 slowOE unwillyc1200 sweera1300 unfain1338 loathc1374 dangerousc1386 eschewc1386 squeamous1387 obstinate?a1439 unpresta1500 ill-willing?1520 evil-willing1525 untowards1525 untowarda1530 unwilling1533 strange1548 ill-willed1549 dainty1553 relucting1553 squeamish?1553 nicea1560 loathful1561 coyish1566 coy1576 unhearty1583 costive1594 unready1595 tarrowinga1598 undisposed1597 involuntary1598 backward1600 retrograde1602 unpregnant1604 scrupulous1608 unprone1611 refractory1614 behindhanda1616 nilling1620 backwards1627 shya1628 retractable1632 reluctant1638 loughta1641 tendera1641 unapt1640 uninclinable1640 unbeteaming1642 boggling1645 averse1646 indisposed1646 aversant1657 incomposed1660 disinclined1703 unobliging1707 unconsenting1713 uninclined1729 tenacious1766 disinclinable1769 ill-disposed1771 unaffectioned1788 scruplesomec1800 back-handed1817 sweert1817 tharf1828 backward in coming forward1830 unvoluntary1834 misinclined1837 squeamy1838 balky1847 retractive1869 grudging1874 tharfish1876 unwishful1876 safety first1917 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxviii. 188 Because the greater part is carelesse and vndisposed to ioine with them. a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) i. ii. 80 I shall breake that merrie sconce of yours That stands on tricks, when I am vndispos'd. View more context for this quotation 1650 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (1662) i. vii. 86 That I conceive the reason also, why we are more undisposed to those secret duties. Derivatives undiˈsposedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > disordered state untemperateness1398 mistemperancec1485 mistemper1549 intemperature1559 mistemperateness1561 mistempering1561 dissension1582 indisposition1598 undisposedness1600 untune1603 disaffection1618 discomposure1646 distemper1648 misaffection1650 indisposedness1654 intemperies1676 intempery1676 intemperament1698 seediness1832 the uglies1846 upset1866 undertone1872 run-downness1890 woofits1918 underfunction1941 underfunctioning1941 the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] vice1398 undisposedness1600 unsoundness1605 vitiosity1647 craziness1664 viciousness1669 disintegrity1861 rattiness1898 spoilage1928 the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun] un-i-willa1225 unlustc1230 dangerc1290 loathnessa1300 thronessa1400 grudgingc1420 nilling?a1425 unlustiness?a1425 loathinessc1449 difficulty?c1450 grudge1477 sticking1525 scruple1526 unreadiness1526 sweerness1533 dangerousness1548 untowardnessa1555 envy1557 loathsomeness1560 retractation1563 stickling1589 indisposition1593 loathfulness1596 backwardness1597 unwillingness1597 reluctation1598 offwardness1600 undisposedness1600 hinka1614 reluctancy1621 reluctancea1628 renitence1640 nolencea1651 nolencya1651 indisposedness1651 shyness1651 nolition1653 costiveness1654 sullenness1659 scrupling1665 regret1667 queerness1687 stickiness1689 disinclination1695 uneasinessa1715 tarditude1794 disclination1812 inalacrity1813 grudgingness1820 tarrowing1832 reticence1863 grudgery1889 balkiness1894 safety first1913 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iii. xxxviii. 504 There hapneth..vnto it [sc. the plum-tree] an vndisposednes, through the fault of the gardener. 1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid ii. xii. 95 A rottenness, which you may know by the Patients breath,..and his daily undisposedness. 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. i. 114 Can no man,..notwithstanding the undisposedness of his Will, yet so far..prevail against his undisposedness, as [etc.]? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1380
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