good-natured
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of good-natured
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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“Eleanor Rigby” attracted a post-55 audience in droves, while the good-natured storyline and nautical sound effects inherent in “Yellow Submarine” drew children and pre-teens into The Beatles’ camp.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Although Barrymore's exchange with the staff member was good-natured, Jayne Allport from the union Usdaw said other filmed encounters the public have with shop workers can "get heated" and are "really concerning".
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
New York’s generational basketball run–after decades of agony, frustration and futility–has turned the sharp-elbowed city into a collective block party, raucous, celebratory and oddly good-natured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
"You're creating beautiful work on someone's face," she says with a good-natured laugh.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Their faces were as a rule good-natured rather than beautiful, broad, bright-eyed, red-cheeked, with mouths apt to laughter, and to eating and drinking.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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