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good-humored

[good-hyoo-merd, -yoo-] / ˈgʊdˈhju mərd, -ˈju- /


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He admires good-humored, self-deprecatory attitudes and a loose, collaborative approach to problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Laura is an older woman, highly educated, actively devout, intelligent, resourceful, good-humored and a long-time resident of a community that struggles to balance its relative wealth with the neediness of surrounding communities.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

Instead it’s something rare: a reminiscence from a remarkably well-adjusted and good-humored former child star that still manages to tell some tales about what he calls “the shark-infested waters of show business.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

His audience remained enthusiastic and good-humored from start to finish Saturday; the event was more campaign rally than fireside talk.

From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2023

I couldn’t bear their sympathy or their good-humored derision.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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