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goodnaturedly

goodnaturedly is the alternative form of good-naturedly.

Meaning of good-naturedly

Adverb

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

  1. In a good-natured manner.
    • [H]ere the woman ſav’d me: I pretended a violent diſorder of my head, and a feveriſh heat, that indiſpos’d me too much to receive his embraces. He gave into this, and good-naturedly deſiſted.1749, [John Cleland], “[Letter the First]”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], volume I, London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC, pages...

Forms of goodnaturedly

comparativemore goodnaturedly
superlativemost goodnaturedly

Origin of goodnaturedly

From goodnatured + -ly.

Questions about goodnaturedly

What is goodnaturedly the alternative form of?
Goodnaturedly is the alternative form of good-naturedly.

Words near goodnaturedly in the dictionary

  1. goodmorninged
  2. goodmorninging
  3. goodmornings
  4. goodnature
  5. goodnatured
  6. goodnaturedly
  7. goodnaturedness
  8. Goodner
  9. Goodners
  10. goodness
  11. goodness gracious

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