Meanings
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adj
having a specified temperament or disposition, used chiefly in compounds such as good-natured and ill-natured
He was a gentle-natured horse despite his size.
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Etymology
Formed from nature + -ed in the sense 'having a particular nature.' It now occurs chiefly as the second element of compounds such as good-natured, even-tempered, and ill-natured.