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natured

[ ney-cherd ]

adjective

  1. having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination):

    good-natured.



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Smart’s reign as the queen of guest and supporting roles began in 1986, when she first appeared on the hit sitcom “Designing Women” as Charlene Frazier, the sweet-natured office manager at the show’s central interior-decorating firm.

He is a lovable and good-natured dog, and we’re looking forward to going back to his old routine.

I’m my dad’s son, and I’m generally good-natured just like him.

It'd be one thing if it were good-natured, but some of the things they say are pretty mean-spirited.

The good-natured sparring between hosts Kristin Roberts and Alex Roarty is fun, as well as a regular “notebook dump” feature to tell listeners something they aren’t getting elsewhere.

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Truthfully, we were doing the same numbers as a lot of those political-natured shows that are still around.

Often those jokes were along the lines of long, good-natured comedic stories.

Then, the typically good-natured crowd seethed with anger when West appeared hours late and then delivered an underwhelming set.

An important aspect of the community is abiding by the “Bonnaroovian Code” promoting good-natured feelings for all participants.

He was a beautiful child, sweet natured, affectionate, with cocoa-colored skin and a thousand-watt smile.

But the ill-natured people were quite wrong; it was not Messrs. Jones who paid Mrs. Charmington's bills.

Ill-natured people said that Mrs. Charmington owed a great deal to Messrs. Jones.

Quiet and good natured, when necessity arose he never failed to assert his authority.

This mob of men and boys were good-natured, but very curious, and it gathered so close as to impede the progress of the ponies.

She looks good-natured enough at church, beside her husband and her fine little boys.

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