minded

Adjective
US[mahyn-duhd]/ˈmaɪndəd/2 syllablesalso [mahyn-did] /ˈmaɪndɪd/
Synonyms: aptdisposedgiventending

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified“civic-minded”“career-minded”Opposite unorientedSimilar oriented, orientated
  2. (usually followed by ‘to’) naturally disposed toward“he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant”“I am not minded to answer any questions”Synonyms: aptdisposedgiventendingOpposite disinclinedSimilar inclined
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mind′ed adjective

Disposed; inclined; having a mind.

Joseph... was minded to put her away privily.— Matt. i. 19.
If men were minded to live virtuously.— John Tilllotson

☞ Minded is much used in composition; as, high-minded, feeble-minded, bloody-minded, sober-minded, double-minded.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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