good-tempered
adjective
good-natured; amiable.
good-temperedly
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a word derived from
good-tempered.
Example Sentences
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"We haven't time for dreaming at the Yard," he added good-temperedly, as he rose and shook himself like a Newfoundland dog.
From Malcolm Sage, Detective by Herbert George Jenkins
But Cuthbert only laughed good-temperedly, he was accustomed to such tirades, and was indeed of a singularly sweet and easy temper.
From A Girl of the Commune by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
The Bear bore all their tricks good-temperedly, and if they hit too hard he cried out,— “Leave me my life, you children, Snow-White and Rose-Red, Or you’ll never wed.”
From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by W. J. (Winton James) Baltzell
I quite understand, sir," said Horace, good-temperedly; "it would be foolish of me to attempt any ambitious form of entertainment—especially as my landlady, though an excellent plain cook, is not exactly a cordon bleu.
From The Brass Bottle by F. Anstey
Not me, eh?' he roared good-temperedly, as he fished the blue-bedaubed figure out of the fender, and, holding it at arm's length, surveyed it by the now cheerful blaze of the fire.
From Chatterbox, 1906 by J. Erskine (John Erskine) Clarke
