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- Dictionaryindisposed/ˌɪndɪˈspəʊzd/
adjective
- 1. slightly unwell: "my mother is indisposed" Similar Opposite
- 2. averse; unwilling: "the potential audience seemed indisposed to attend" Similar Opposite
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INDISPOSED definition: 1. ill, especially in a way that makes you unable to do something: 2. not willing: 3. sick…. Learn more.
Indisposed definition: sick or ill, especially slightly. See examples of INDISPOSED used in a sentence.
1. : slightly ill. 2. : averse. Synonyms. cagey. cagy. disinclined. dubious. hesitant. loath. loth. loathe. reluctant. reticent. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of indisposed in a Sentence. one person in our reading group is very indisposed to suggesting a book stays home from work whenever he feels the least indisposed.
indisposed. (ɪndɪspoʊzd ) adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you say that someone is indisposed, you mean that they are not available because they are ill, or for a reason that you do not want to reveal. [formal] The speaker was regrettably indisposed.
The adjective indisposed is a slightly formal way to describe someone who's feeling sick. You might call your boss to tell her that you can't make it to work because you're indisposed. When you're a bit under the weather, you're indisposed, particularly if you're ill enough to stay in bed and miss work or school.
in•dis•posed. (ˌɪn dɪˈspoʊzd) adj. 1. sick or ill, esp. slightly. 2. disinclined or unwilling; averse: indisposed to help. [1375–1425; late Middle English: out of order, not suitable] in`dis•pos′ed•ness, n.
Definition of indisposed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
indisposed meaning, definition, what is indisposed: ill and therefore unable to be present: Learn more.
If you say that someone is indisposed, you mean that they are not available because they are ill, or for a reason that you do not want to reveal.
She is indisposed at the moment. The influence of Duputy gained for him the beginnings of a practice; but Vergniaud, though capable of extraordinary efforts, too often relapsed into reverie, and was indisposed for study and sustained exertion, even in a cause which he approved.
