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Definition of "good-natured" []

  • Having an easygoing, cheerful disposition. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "good-natured" in a sentence
  • "Foreign Secretary William Hague also used the term "good-natured" to describe the talks, telling ITV1 television: "They get on very well."
  • "It will therefore come as no surprise to learn that I blame the recent eruption of what the rugby authorities used to term "good-natured horseplay" in our major cities on one thing – the breakdown of the sort of traditional sporting partnership – Trueman and Statham, Beardsley and Lineker, Bruce and Pallister – that once brought stability to the life of youngsters everywhere."
  • "When he finally looked in her direction, there was an expression of good-natured sternness on his face."