discomposed

How To Use discomposed In A Sentence

• I found him this morning somewhat discomposed. His wife and her mother and sister were to arrive yesterday by the morning train.
• ‘I am not discomposed,’ he said of his review, ‘I will argue through some of the points with him, but I'll need to read it through again before we do that.’
• Isis eyed her, not used to seeing Raine so discomposed.
• looked about with a wandering and discomposed air
• He sighed, slightly relieved to have escaped their self-righteous wrath, but also a bit discomposed.
• _toss_, some of the boys sat still, looking at Marco, and not knowing what to do; others raised their oars into the air, some one way and some another; and Joseph, who was a little discomposed by the rebuff he had met with, concluded that he would obey as literally as possible, let what would come of it and he gave his oar a high toss into the air. Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels; Vermont
• He had somewhat discomposed even the bishop of Winchester, but the hesitation was only a moment long and the impressive voice rose with authority, calling them peremptorily to prayer, and to the consideration of the grave matters for which they were gathered together. A River So Long
• And so did Cadfael, as soon as he was sure there was none to be discomposed by his going. A Caregiver's Homage To The Very Old
• The breeze discomposed her hair.
• The body politic languished in a discomposed mood, scrutinizing her every fidget to see if she would continue her quest for glory or tack back to safe harbor. Brad Parker: Captain Hillary Sails 'Round Good Hope At Last