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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Disposed to be kindly, friendly, or sympathetic.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of a good or favorable disposition; in a kindly or friendly state of feeling; well-willed.

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  • adjective friendly and sympathetic

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  • adjective inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

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Examples

  • “All government, in its essence, is organized exploitation, and in virtually all of its existing forms it is the implacable enemy of every industrious and well-disposed man.”

    Battered Media Syndrome: the endgame? | RedState 2010

  • “All government, in its essence, is organized exploitation, and in virtually all of its existing forms it is the implacable enemy of every industrious and well-disposed man.”

    These ‘I regret my 2008 vote’ pieces are going to be excruciating… | RedState 2010

  • Lefebvre in 1988, the materials now coming from the Society of St. Pius X continue, in my opinion, to add to the burden such an article must carry if the remission is to make sense to otherwise well-disposed outside observers.

    The validity of the original SSPX excommunications... 2009

  • And at the other side the groove continued on over the land - a well-disposed, respectable groove that supplied hotels at every stopping-place, and hotels on wheels between the stopping-places.

    THE UNEXPECTED 2010

  • He laid down His life for us, and poured forth His precious Blood for our sakes, who were neither well-disposed nor good, while we do not pour out even our money for our own sakes, and neglect Him who died for us, when He is naked and a stranger; and who shall deliver us from the punishment that is to come?

    Scripture 2009

  • He laid down His life for us, and poured forth His precious Blood for our sakes, who were neither well-disposed nor good, while we do not pour out even our money for our own sakes, and neglect Him who died for us, when He is naked and a stranger; and who shall deliver us from the punishment that is to come?

    Jesus Christ 2009

  • Lefebvre in 1988, the materials now coming from the Society of St. Pius X continue, in my opinion, to add to the burden such an article must carry if the remission is to make sense to otherwise well-disposed outside observers.

    Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2009

  • Another source said there had been no co-ordination between the Jewish donors to fund Werritty, though some had initially felt well-disposed to help Fox because of his pro-Israel position.

    Revealed: the link between Liam Fox donors and Tory HQ 2011

  • He laid down His life for us, and poured forth His precious Blood for our sakes, who were neither well-disposed nor good, while we do not pour out even our money for our own sakes, and neglect Him who died for us, when He is naked and a stranger; and who shall deliver us from the punishment that is to come?

    Saints 2009

  • Unfortunately, America did not wish to get involved in the war—but the U.S. was well-disposed toward its friend across the Atlantic and agreed to host a mission dispatched by the British war cabinet to trade technology secrets.

    Allied in the Quest for Radar Henry Petroski 2011

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