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
  • Coalitions are formed and dissolved regularly, not always in a very amiable way, but nothing so far has undermined our new reality of equal coexistence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Coyle, an amiable sort, has fit right in with the Blue Jackets.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Legette, who is almost always good-natured, seemed irked by some of the questions during his media availability Wednesday.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Aside from the amphitheater’s good-natured janitor Beppo (Kim Bodnia), Momo’s most meaningful relationship is her friendship with Gino (Araloyin Oshunremi), a teenager working multiple jobs to help his mother Liliana (Jennifer Amaka Pettersson) support his siblings.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Making guardedness and affable self-deprecation part of her identity, Keaton was known for wearing turtlenecks, gloves, and hats that kept her largely covered up, saving emotional vulnerability for her performances.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2025
  • During the team’s media day on Monday, Yang spoke some English but in mid-sentence would revert back to Chinese, producing a mix of English and Chinese that leaves the affable 7-footer chuckling at himself.
    Jason Quick, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The comments section quickly sided with the gracious host.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The influencer was gracious about her departure, though.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Oct. 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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