naturedadj.
/ˈneɪtʃəd/, U.S. /ˈneɪtʃərd/ Having a nature or disposition (of a specified kind).Frequently as the second element in parasynthetic compounds. Cf. good-natured adj., ill-natured adj., etc.
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the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [adjective] > having specific disposition
hearteda1200
cheeredc1225
entechedc1374
tempered1390
disposedc1430
conditioneda1450
mindedc1487
conceited?1536
inclined1543
natured1552
humoured1566
mettled1576
digested1607
complexioned1643
dispositioned1646
complexionated1650
constitutioned1711
complexionate1750
temperamented-
1552 T. Barnabe in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. ii. App. E. 152 They of France accept us to be gross-natured people and covetous.
1559 J. Aylmer Harborowe sig. P1v Some of you knowe what natured men they be.
1589 R. Robinson Golden Mirrour sig. G.4v With honnied mouths, yet natur'd like the waspe.
1605 S. Rowlands Hell's broke Loose 27 What is it from the Cocatrice doth passe, But such a natur'd Serpent as him selfe?
1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver vii. 43 To all sorts of such natured Lands, thou mayst apply them.
1720 Humourist 16 As good a natur'd civil Person as I am, the Spleen is now and then too hard for me.
1836 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 3 163 [Your heart] is natured somewhat after the fashion of the lava that flows from an old mountain.
1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics xiv. 256 Others, similarly natured, will not permit him in any large measure to do this.
1920 Amer. Woman Aug. 5/2 She'd merely been too well-bred to betray her disillusionment, and too generous-natured to deny him a right to her friendship.
1991 Dateline Mag. Feb. 21/1 (advt.) Warm natured director divorced, 1st time advertiser, very young 58.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1552