good-humored

good-humored
/good"hyooh"meuhrd/ or, often, /-yooh"-/, adj.
having or showing a pleasant, amiable mood: a good-humored man; a good-humored remark.
Also, esp. Brit., good-humoured.
[1655-65]
Syn. sunny, cheerful, affable, cheery, warm-hearted.

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