Meaning of good-temperedly | Babel Free

Definitions

In a good-tempered manner.

Examples

“You remember⟳ his gay old sister requested him to put⟳ off starving himself to death until she had returned from the festival of Ceres; alleging, that it would spoil⟳ her holiday if he refused to comply, as it was not permitted to appear⟳ in the procession immediately after the death of a relation; and how good-temperedly the sage acceded to her request⟳.”

“If Diogenes coming to life again could have⟳ rolled himself, tub and all, into Mr. Pecksniff’s parlour, and could have⟳ seen Tom Pinch as he sat on Mercy Pecksniff’s stool, with his plate and glass before him, he could not have⟳ faced it out, though in his surliest mood, but must have⟳ smiled good-temperedly.”

“[H]e wore the elaborate cap dauntlessly at the school match⟳, and only laughed good-temperedly when his fellows chaffed.”

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