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Definition of Good-naturedly
1. Adverb. In a good-natured manner.
Definition of Good-naturedly
1. Adverb. (alternative spelling of goodnaturedly) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Good-naturedly
Literary usage of Good-naturedly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler, Richard Alexander Streatfeild (1916)
""My young friend," said he, good-naturedly, "you really must not carry on
conversations with people in the sun, while you are in a public railway carriage. ..."
2. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"... and the driver being a kind man, and seeing such a very pretty girl trudging
along the road with bare feet, most good-naturedly jr.ive her a seat. ..."
3. The Village: Russian Impressions by Ernest Poole (1918)
"... good-naturedly: " Juvenale Ivanovitch," she replied, " was not your father
always doing kind things for my family ? Surely I'll take your money now. ..."
4. Early Indiana Trials and Sketches: Reminiscences by Oliver Hampton Smith (1858)
"Dr. Moffitt very good-naturedly remarked, upon seeing the amount of the cost
bill, " Judge Eggleston was right; this is no joke. ..."
5. Biographia Hibernica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Worthies of Ireland by Richard Ryan (1821)
"The Whigs of course were not less copious in their libations, and the only effect
the book had, was their adding good-naturedly to every toast, ..."
6. History of English Literature by Hippolyte Taine (1880)
"The Mulberry Garden, ii. lover sheds them, good-naturedly. She is "at a play " (he
thinks so and tells her so) : " Whilst you, regardless of our woe, ..."
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