All 3 Uses of
disposition
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- The drug had no discriminating action; it was neither diabolical nor divine; it but shook the doors of the prison-house of my disposition; and like the captives of Philippi, that which stood within ran forth.
p. 89.3 *disposition = temperament (normal way of acting and being)
- It did not seem as if the subject of his address were of great importance; indeed, from his pointing, it sometimes appeared as if he were only inquiring his way; but the moon shone on his face as he spoke, and the girl was pleased to watch it, it seemed to breathe such an innocent and old-world kindness of disposition, yet with something high too, as of a well-founded self-content.†
p. 29.3
- And indeed the worst of my faults was a certain impatient gaiety of disposition, such as has made the happiness of many, but such as I found it hard to reconcile with my imperious desire to carry my head high, and wear a more than commonly grave countenance before the public.†
p. 82.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(disposition as in: a kind disposition) someone's normal mood, personality, or typical way of behaving
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(2)
(disposition as in: disposition of the matter) the decision or action taken when an issue was settled so that it no longer requires attention
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(3)
(disposition as in: disposition of the assets) the giving, selling, or transferring of something to another
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(4)
(disposition as in: strategic troop disposition) the arrangement, positioning, or use of things