ill-disposed to doing something

ill-disposed to doing something
ill-disposed to doing something
not friendly; not favorable; opposed. •

I am ill-disposed to doing hard labor.

The police chief was ill-disposed to discussing the details of the case to the news reporters.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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