good-tempered

American  

[good-tem-perd] / ˈgʊdˈtɛm pərd /

adjective

1. good-natured; amiable.

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good-tempered British  

adjective

1. of a kindly and generous disposition

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Other Word Forms

• good-temperedly adverb
• good-temperedness noun

Etymology

Origin of good-tempered

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

“I am looking forward to being part of what sounds like a very good-tempered, positive experience, not marching against something, but marching for something.”

From Science Magazine • Apr. 20, 2017

It is Maddon’s job to tutor and temper this bunch like a good-tempered Dr. Freud.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2016

“In person, he’s very charming, teasing and joking, though sometimes he’s less good-tempered in print.”

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2013

The Wind in the Willows is built around these two eminently reasonable animals, who, like human beings before the Fall, manage to be good-tempered and highly civilized without ever missing a chance to enjoy themselves.

From Time Magazine Archive

As she grew up, a sound English education corrected in a great measure her French defects; and when she left school, I found in her a pleasing and obliging companion: docile, good-tempered, and well-principled.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë