Grandma could not come to the party because she was indisposed. From LearnThat.org.
Adjective : to be indisposed with a cold. ,indisposed to help. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object), : The long tennis match indisposed me for any further physical activity that day. ,His anger indisposed him from helping. From Dictionary.com.
Burlington we proceeded in a steamboat; and there I was so much indisposed, that is was necessary to call a physician. From Wordnik.com. [Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published] Reference
Especially as I am temporarily 'indisposed' it was very nice to get out for a walk!. From Wordnik.com. [every picture...] Reference
Oliver's health, as we might observe, was but uncertain in late times; often "indisposed" the spring before last. From Wordnik.com. [The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886] Reference
Zwelithini, who was expected to be present to meet the new provincial cabinet was "indisposed" and could not attend the meeting. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
In this case, it seems "indisposed" is a major understatement. From Wordnik.com. [GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features] Reference
A senior aide, Amir Mansour Borghei, told journalists the president was "indisposed". From Wordnik.com. [Gates of Vienna] Reference
This very girl opened the door and said that her mother was "indisposed," and could not see callers. From Wordnik.com. [Laddie; a true blue story] Reference
The charming Princess was reported to be "indisposed," and retired to the seclusion of her own apartments. From Wordnik.com. [Little Novels] Reference
She was not ill, she protested; only a trifle indisposed. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
Though indisposed, he set out from Naples about the end of. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
The doctor said he would not eat much, as he felt somewhat indisposed. From Wordnik.com. [Daybreak; a Romance of an Old World] Reference
The animals become indisposed, and the secretion of milk is much lessened. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
General James D. Morgan took command of it, General D.vis being indisposed. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during its term of service] Reference
I fancied you were indisposed, but that was a mere façon de parler, no doubt. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
La Torre was said to be indisposed on the day appointed for receiving the city. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
I fully admit the impeachment, and, indeed, I am not indisposed to brag about it. From Wordnik.com. [The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography] Reference
He informed her that she had been a little indisposed since the preceding evening. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
In the mean time, as he continued indisposed, I intimated my intention of proceeding to. From Wordnik.com. [The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy] Reference
If necessary, pre-warn friends and associates that you will be indisposed ahead of time. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Cook: What Brazilians Can Teach Us About Relaxation] Reference
I heard you were so indisposed you could not come to me even upon the most urgent matter. From Wordnik.com. [Clair de Lune A Play in Two Acts and Six Scenes] Reference
Mary began to succumb to her mother's suggestions, and began to feel a trifle indisposed. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
She caused supper to be brought to our chamber, under the pretext that we were indisposed. From Wordnik.com. [Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.] Reference
The Princess Charlotte had died, and the sovereign himself had become alarmingly indisposed. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1] Reference
Very well, if he felt indisposed to talk to her, she could enjoy the drive without his voice!. From Wordnik.com. [Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People'] Reference
"I do not know; Madame Pierson is indisposed, and has been confined to her bed for three days.". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
I had previously instructed my wife to send word she was indisposed, and to remain at the hotel. From Wordnik.com. [Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude] Reference
He seemed to have made up his mind for the worst, and was abstracted, and indisposed to converse. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
Having arrived opposite the house possessed by M. Thomas, my father felt himself greatly indisposed. From Wordnik.com. [Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.] Reference
He was not much indisposed, as the disease did not prevent him from following his occupations as usual. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
Vassili were indisposed to risk a decisive battle, fearing that, if defeated, their enemies would despoil them. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Russia] Reference
"It was just that I wanted to tell you of my victory -- that is, to tell you that I should be indisposed tomorrow.". From Wordnik.com. [David and the Phoenix] Reference
Miss Jemima was indisposed; and, having seen the nurse duly installed in the sick-room, she had retired for the night. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn] Reference
If either parent is in any way indisposed at the time of conception the results will be seen in the health of the child. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
It was unlucky, however, for the cause of conviviality, that he was rather indisposed that day, and could take very little wine. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.] Reference
They can lie on the lounge when they feel indisposed, and they lie there long after they would get up if they had any work to do. From Wordnik.com. [Girls and Women] Reference
All are required, even when feeling indisposed and lacking an appetite, to come to the table for warm drinks at the regular meal time. From Wordnik.com. [The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy] Reference
To the traveller's enquiry after the absent lady of the house, her sister said that she was slightly indisposed, and could not appear. From Wordnik.com. [Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales] Reference
The day following his body was marbled over with an appearance somewhat similar, but he did not complain, nor did he appear indisposed. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
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