easy-going
Britishadjective
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relaxed in manner or attitude; inclined to be excessively tolerant
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moving at a comfortable pace
an easy-going horse
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Lucy Smith, mother of two, said her children's school had been "quite easy-going".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
In a Times story in 2023, Branch was lauded by teammates “for his ever-present smile and easy-going nature.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
He will be remembered "for his easy-going nature, boundless energy, and infectious sense of humour".
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Campbell was known for his seemingly effortless style of play and calm and easy-going demeanor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
For a moment some old, flickering, here-and-gone feeling stirred in the General’s memory—the smell of wet cabbage leaves in a cottage garden, the sense of some easy-going, kindly place, long forgotten and lost.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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