Timeline for Usage of "indisposed"
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| Jun 7, 2017 at 10:36 | answer | added | Sarah Yarbrough | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 31, 2015 at 14:24 | comment | added | Brian Hitchcock | If "indisposed" is used by itself, it usually means "I am unavailable, for reasons I am not going to tell you". If you say you are indisposed TO something, it means you are disinclined to do it (not necessarily averse, but would rather not). This would be considered overly formal in America. | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 23:34 | comment | added | Hot Licks | "Indisposed" is a convenient way to say "unavailable" (or, simply, "he doesn't want to talk to you in particular") since it hints at being ill (or at the very least being currently on the pot), and it's considered impolite to pry further. I would find it a bit suspect in an answering machine message, though. | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 18:20 | vote | accept | franklin | ||
| Jan 29, 2015 at 17:29 | answer | added | ScotM | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 17:22 | answer | added | Edwin Ashworth | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 17:20 | comment | added | ScotM | People who are indisposed are often unavailable. | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 17:18 | history | asked | franklin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |