good-humoredly
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a word derived from
good-humored.
good-humoredadjectivehaving or showing a pleasant, amiable mood.
Example Sentences
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“While ‘Joy Ride’ has its borderline-mechanical moments ... it moves too swiftly and good-humoredly, for the most part, to fall into this trap for long,” writes Times film critic Justin Chang.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
Armani, 88, good-humoredly picked up a pouch that had dropped from a model as he greeted the crowd at the end of the show.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2023
However, he said good-humoredly that he was grateful for being tipped off in an advance phone call about the finding of the Higgs boson.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2021
She good-humoredly took me to a small place near the Kyodo train station in her neighborhood, about a 20-minute ride from Shinjuku: Midori Sushi, an unpretentious restaurant next to a KFC.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2016
The girls groaned good-humoredly at the prospect of more supplies to be unpacked and stowed.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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