Crossword clues for indisposed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Indispose \In`dis*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indisposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Indisposing.] [OE. indispos indisposed, feeble, or F. indispos['e] indisposed. See In- not, and Dispose.]
To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.
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To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat.
--Shak.It made him rather indisposed than sick.
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To disincline; to render averse or unfavorable; as, a love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study; the pride and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties.
The king was sufficiently indisposed towards the persons, or the principles, of Calvin's disciples.
--Clarendon.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. 1 Mildly ill. 2 Not disposed or inclined; unwilling.
WordNet
adj. somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: ailing, peaked(p), poorly(p), sickly, unwell, under the weather]
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(p), indisposed(p), loath(p), loth(p)]
Usage examples of "indisposed".
She and that slave had no language in common, except for basic commands and responses, and the Seres girl seemed indisposed to affability, anyway.
I was there in person, as it happens, observin' as a member of the family since my mother was indisposed.
General Winder seemed very indifferent to the welfare of the prisoners, indisposed to do anything, or to do as much as I thought he ought to do, to alleviate their sufferings.
For heads that are disposed unto Schism and complexionally propense to innovation, are naturally indisposed for a community, nor will be ever confined unto the order or œconomy of one body.
The Mystic Rose was indisposed, but there were enough minor Astors to give “tong” to the day.
Woodhouse should dine out, on the 24th of December) had been spent by Harriet at Hartfield, and she had gone home so much indisposed with a cold, that, but for her own earnest wish of being nursed by Mrs.
Jack Aubrey, having done what little business he had to do, and having called in vain at New Place - 'Mr Lowndes was indisposed: Mrs Villiers was not at home' -sat drinking beer in an ale-house near the Castle.
Jack Aubrey, having done what little business he had to do, and having called in vain at New Place - ‘Mr Lowndes was indisposed: Mrs Villiers was not at home’ -sat drinking beer in an ale-house near the Castle.
Perry called at Hartfield, the same morning, it appeared that she was so much indisposed as to have been visited, though against her own consent, by himself, and that she was suffering under severe headachs, and a nervous fever to a degree, which made him doubt the possibility of her going to Mrs.
His third eyelid, the nictitating membrane that covered his eye from the inner corner to the middle, had spread across his vision as it did when there was too much light or he was otherwise indisposed.