good-humouredly
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He had quite the sense that she knew things he didn't, and though this was a concession that, in general, he found not easy to make to women, he made it now as good-humouredly as if it lifted a burden."
- "Challenger slapped his colleague good-humouredly upon the shoulder."
- "The Glaswegians bore good-humouredly the mishaps which occasionally disrupted the services during the first month."
Etymology
From good-humoured + -ly.
Word Breakdown
Usage
- British usage
Inflected Forms
more good-humouredly (comparative)
most good-humouredly (superlative)
goodhumouredly (alternative)
good-humoredly (alternative, US)
goodhumoredly (alternative, US)
Antonyms
bad-humouredly
ill-humouredly