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  • adverb In a good-natured manner

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Examples

  • If this guy only knew what was in store for him, thought Casey as she and Cooper laughed goodnaturedly at his joke.

    The Athena Project Brad Thor 2010

  • "Do stop calling me ma'am," she chided him goodnaturedly.

    Stalling 2010

  • Sometimes I still watch (I'm loyal) and yes I smile when Jerry blinks goodnaturedly and allows himself to be knocked back three steps after Elaine punches his chest with both fists and shouts "get out".

    Susan Braudy: I Got The Jerry Seinfeld Regrets 2008

  • So I was in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Monday with my bud T. and of course I dragged him into every shoe store in sight, which he goodnaturedly tolerated as long as we got to buy some toys at the toy store.

    I Hate Crocs PeaceBang 2006

  • So I was in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Monday with my bud T. and of course I dragged him into every shoe store in sight, which he goodnaturedly tolerated as long as we got to buy some toys at the toy store.

    Archive 2006-09-10 PeaceBang 2006

  • He said goodnaturedly in Spanish, "You're too old for this game, El Esparadrapo."

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • And so, in his goodnaturedly self-promoting way, Isaac was given to observing, far and wide, that a certain conspicuous figure of the era had not yet been given his due.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2004

  • He said goodnaturedly in Spanish, "You're too old for this game, El Esparadrapo."

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • The younger boys, ranging in age fromsixupward, goodnaturedly obeyed the youth and continued on their rowdy way.

    The Soulforge Weis, Margaret 1998

  • Nick laughed as goodnaturedly as one could under the circumstances and stood up.

    Devlin’s Light Mariah Stewart 1997

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