good-humored

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Recent Examples of good-humored Oh’s smart, good-humored writing captured me from page one of this fun middle grade fantasy adventure. Caroline Carlson august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025 Chicago, rough and refined, gritty and good-humored, welcomes all comers. Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025 Ukrainians are a good-humored, industrious and resourceful people who finally achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, precipitated by the aggressive stance against communism by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025 There’s Ardern, the graceful, good-humored leader, whose jovial nature and kindness-first approach is framed in sharp contrast to that of Donald Trump in the doc. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025 Like a chill senior’s valedictory address, Endgame mixes good-humored winks with a misty-eyed reverence for everything that’s come before while never wearing out its welcome. Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025 Gentle and good-humored, musicians Ed and Victoria Hammill have performed just about every role in the music business while living in Austin, Nashville, Tennessee; Asheville, North Carolina, and elsewhere. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024 Patriot, the posthumous memoir of Alexei Navalny, is distressing but also surprisingly good-humored and funny. airmail.news, 26 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for good-humored
Adjective
  • The rest of the walk passes in amiable chatter about nothing in particular.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • David Remnick, Pulitzer Prize winner and New Yorker editor since 1998, is the documentary’s amiable guide on what is a multi-tiered journey through the magazine’s past and present.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • These provide a kind of spine for the film, as their exchanges range over the course of production from good-natured to dramatic.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The Wittmers are adventurous, good-natured, and eager to ingratiate themselves with their hosts.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Presented by affable astronomers Anne Buckle and Graham Jones, the livestreams feature real-time animations, maps, times, expert guests and feeds from around the world.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Film Festival, shows the private turmoil behind the comedian’s affable facade.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Percussion and a choir imbued the ballad with a pulse, and the gracious Warren quickly turned to clap for the singers at song’s end.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The 63-year-old chef helms the kitchen at Vila Joya—the restaurant of a gracious boutique hotel in Portugal that shares its name—which earned one Michelin star in 1995 and a second in 1999.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Dachshunds are known for being loyal and good-tempered, as well as independent.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025

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“Good-humored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-humored. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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