good-humouredly

See also: goodhumouredly

English

Etymology

good-humoured + -ly

Adverb

good-humouredly (comparative more good-humouredly, superlative most good-humouredly)

  1. (British spelling) In a cheerful, pleasant or amiable manner.
    • 1903, Henry James, The Ambassadors:
      He had quite the sense that she knew things he didn't, and though this was a concession that, in general, he found not easy to make to women, he made it now as good-humouredly as if it lifted a burden.
    • 1913, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Poison Belt:
      Challenger slapped his colleague good-humouredly upon the shoulder.
    • 1961 February, “Talking of Trains: The Glasgow debacle”, in Trains Illustrated, page 66:
      The Glaswegians bore good-humouredly the mishaps which occasionally disrupted the services during the first month.

Alternative forms

Antonyms

  • bad-humouredly, ill-humouredly

References

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