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
  • Del Toro was such an amiable huckster.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
  • WristbandGuy, for his part, was an amiable if preoccupied host.
    Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Spoofing slashers and their tired cliches with a new perspective, the comedy features Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine as good-natured hillbillies assumed to be backwoods psycho killers by a bunch of college students.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Steve Martin, who portrayed Keaton’s husband in 1991’s Father of the Bride and the sequel, paid tribute with a good-natured joke.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The affable star guard delivered another of his patently honest answers.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The play paints him accurately as an ethical, affable, intelligent and humble leader, who also had a famously bad temper.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • After the initial encounter, sending a brief email or text is both gracious and strategic.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Our recipe hails from Mary Ada Marshall, a resident of Smith Island, who was gracious enough to share her recipe.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2025.

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