good-humored
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- good-humoredly adverb
- good-humoredness noun
Etymology
Origin of good-humored
First recorded in 1655–65
Example Sentences
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He admires good-humored, self-deprecatory attitudes and a loose, collaborative approach to problems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
He expects more from himself, and he hasn’t given up hope that good-humored contact might be able to make a moral difference.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023
He seems relatively good-humored about the fact that his last name is most familiar because of other people who share it.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2023
His audience remained enthusiastic and good-humored from start to finish Saturday; the event was more campaign rally than fireside talk.
From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2023
She had short, wiry black hair and a good-humored, almost perfectly round face.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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