indisposed

Adjective
Synonyms: ailingpeaked(p)poorly(p)sicklyunwellunder the weatherseedyantipatheticantipatheticalaverse(p)indisposed(p)loath(p)

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. 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”Synonyms: ailingpeaked(p)poorly(p)sicklyunwellunder the weatherseedy
  2. (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”Synonyms: antipatheticantipatheticalaverse(p)indisposed(p)loath(p)loth(p)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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.] [1913 Webster]

1.To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify. [1913 Webster]

2.To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

It made him rather indisposed than sick.— Walton.[1913 Webster]

3.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. [1913 Webster]

The king was sufficiently indisposed towards the persons, or the principles, of Calvin's disciples.— Clarendon.[1913 Webster]
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