well-disposed en · ADJ
Meanings
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friendly and sympathetic
A memorial inscription on Long Melford church reads, 'the work of well-disposed men'. It refers to the wool merchants who contributed to its building in the 1490s.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 269:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| better-disposed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| more well-disposed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most well-disposed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| best-disposed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (9)
it bendisposto (friendly and sympathetic) · nl geporteerd (friendly and sympathetic) · lv gaišs (friendly and sympathetic) · grc εὐμενής (friendly and sympathetic) · ga báúil (friendly and sympathetic) · nv kʼéní (friendly and sympathetic) · it benevolente (friendly and sympathetic) · ga méiniúil (friendly and sympathetic) · bg благоразположен (friendly and sympathetic)