1. relating to or arising from a person's natural tendency or inclination to behave in a particular way
Usage: commonly used in psychology and personality studies
2. relating to the arrangement, organization, or settlement of something
Usage: formal; less common in everyday usage

Examples

• Her dispositional optimism helped her overcome many challenges.
• The study examined whether aggression is dispositional or caused by environmental factors.
• Some people have a dispositional tendency toward anxiety.
• Dispositional traits are thought to be relatively stable across time.
• The dispositional arrangement of the estate was settled in the will.
• Researchers debate whether shyness is dispositional or learned behavior.