dispositionally
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8.9
- adverb
- /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃənəli/
- A better way to construe the constraint of coherence is dispositionally: in effect, we could require that the degrees of belief of the agent correspond to posted odds.
Examples
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Low self-monitors, i.e., persons whose social behavior appears dispositionally guided, focus more on the interior psychological attributes of potential partners (Snyder, Berscheid, & Glick, 1985).
Academic text (1991) -
Dispositionally, she is more inclined to be optimistic than pessimistic, which affects her overall outlook on life.
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Attribution theorists would suggest that if jurors perceive crimes of negligence as more common among one group, then they may view members of that group as more dispositionally prone to such crimes than nonmembers.
Academic text (2001) -
He tends to react dispositionally positive to new experiences, always approaching them with enthusiasm.
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People who are dispositionally cheerful often uplift those around them with their positive attitude.
Synonyms
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7.4
In a way that shows a person's usual way of behaving
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7.0
In a way that relates to feelings
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9.9
In a way that shows a person's usual feelings and behavior
Surface Forms
Morphology
dispositionally = dispositional (transparent) = disposition + al + ly
This is a regular and easily interpretable adverb formation from 'dispositional'.
Etymology
The word dispositionally comes from disposition, which itself has dis- 'apart' and posit 'to place', the same root in position and dispose. Imagine a person's habits and feelings as their usual 'placement' inside them, so dispositionally means 'in the usual way someone feels or behaves'.