good-humored

adjective

good-hu·​mored ˈgu̇d-ˈ(h)yü-mərd 

: good-natured, cheerful

good-humoredly adverb

good-humoredness noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Her son, Christopher, a precocious, good-humored boy, had been an excellent student, learned to ride a two-wheeler before his third birthday, and earned a blue belt in martial arts. —Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023

Intriguingly, the play omits both the book and the film's framing device of having Pi recount his tale as an older man, insinuating that this trauma remains fresh, no matter how good-humored Pi might seem. —Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

good-humored

adjective

good-hu·​mored

-ˈhyü-mərd,

-ˈyü-

: good-natured, cheerful

good-humoredly adverb

good-humoredness noun