minded

minded
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. disposed, inclined, liking, turned toward, leaning toward, deSirous, intending, purposing, planning, contempLating, convinced, determined, resolved, decided, settled on, fixed on, harboring a design, proposing to oneself, aspiring to, aiming at, driving for, thinking of, having a good mind to; see also willing 2 .
Ant. unwilling*, disinclined, undetermined.
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Disposed to accept or agree: acquiescent, agreeable, game, ready, willing. Archaic: fain. See WILLING.

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