good-humouredly

• “Presenting its Economic Trends surveys, he would joust good-humouredly with journalists about how far up an imaginary ladder the long-awaited economic recovery might have climbed.”

  The Guardian: Sir James Cleminson obituary

• ““No resistance was offered by any enemy national and for the most part they submitted cheerfully and good-humouredly,” Sir Mark noted.”

  Simon & Schuster: Storyteller

• “Well, well, we won't argue about that," said the police officer good-humouredly.”

  Fictionaut: Chennai

• “Varenka, with her white kerchief over her black hair, surrounded by the children and gaily and good-humouredly busy with them, and at the same time visibly excited at the possibility of an offer of marriage from a man she cared for, Varenka looked very attractive.”

  doris lessing | a hunger for books « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground

• “Colonel Pickwick spluttered good-humouredly: Dear me, no.”

  Simon & Schuster: Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile

• “Varenka, with her white kerchief over her black hair, surrounded by the children and gaily and good-humouredly busy with them, and at the same visibly excited at the possibility of an offer of marriage from a man she cared for, looked very attractive.”

  Doris Lessing - Nobel Lecture

• “Mill, stripping her round pretty arms, and looking actively and good-humouredly round for some duty that she could discharge, “but just — I thought ye might like to ken if they were coming back, just to get the dinner forward.””

  The Monastery

• ““Thou hadst been no true Varangian hadst thou not enquired after that,” said the Emperor, nodding good-humouredly towards him.”

  Count Robert of Paris

• ““If I thought so,” said Roland — but he was interrupted by Sir Robert Melville, who said to him good-humouredly, “Dispute it not, young friend — resistance can do no good, but may well run thee into danger.””

  The Abbot

• “‘I dare say I shall, Richard,’ answered Fairford good-humouredly.”

  Redgauntlet

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