-natured
- adjective
- Specialized
- There were constant good-natured arguments around the table with friends and relatives and parents.
- a good-natured woman
This flight from the present is therefore in itself dual natured.
- This flight from the present is therefore in itself dual natured.
- And I think even the most well natured children probably have experienced a certain amount of challenges this year.
- But a lot of people were good-natured people who hoped for the best.
- We have morphed this fairly hapless but good-natured guy who is hired as death's apprentice.
- You know, she's like, impeccably good-natured.
- Cause it's not criticism and it's not even necessarily like having some good-natured fun, you know, but I wish I had been.
- And I think if we're good-natured, you can fall into a trap as well of what I call if X then Y where people go.
- And, you know, we did joke with each other a lot and we did play tricks on each other, you know, good, good-natured humor.
- And and so he grew up with this CV natured of, you know, guys basically.
Examples
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We have morphed this fairly hapless but good-natured guy who is hired as death's apprentice.
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Bill had always suspected that George Mitrakis was not nearly so innocent and good-natured as he seemed.
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And I think even the most well natured children probably have experienced a certain amount of challenges this year.
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And I think if we're good-natured, you can fall into a trap as well of what I call if X then Y where people go.
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But a lot of people were good-natured people who hoped for the best.
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So good-natured, so sweet, so caring.
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The good-natured dog played happily with the children in the park.
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Despite the disagreement, they remained good-natured and continued their conversation.
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She is known for her good-natured disposition, always helping others with a smile.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
-Natured comes from the simple word nature, which means 'character' or 'kind' of a person or thing. So, when you see -natured after a word like kind, it means 'having that kind of character', and kind-natured means friendly and gentle.