- of or relating to a natural and characteristic mental or emotional outlook or mood: These results provide a framework for understanding the mechanisms that underlie chronic worry and dispositional anxiety.
- of or relating to a natural tendency, whether of a person or a thing, toward a particular condition or action: She shows a dispositional preference for order and predictability.Two classic examples of the dispositional properties of objects are that vases are fragile and sugar cubes are soluble.
- of or relating to the final settlement of a matter: The judge in this case has a wide range of dispositional options available to fulfill the rehabilitative goals of the Code of Juvenile Justice.
