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good-tempered

[ goo d-tem-perd ]

/ ˈgʊdˈtɛm pərd /

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adjective

good-natured; amiable.

Origin of good-tempered

First recorded in 1760–70

OTHER WORDS FROM good-tempered

good-tem·pered·ly, adverb good-tem·pered·ness, noun

Words nearby good-tempered

good-natured, good-neighbor, good-night, good-oh, good-sized, good-tempered, good-time, good-time charlie, goodall, goodby, goodbye

Example sentences from the Web for good-tempered

He was like some good-tempered, little familiar of the forest.

Two on the Trail |Hulbert Footner
She was good-tempered and affectionate, and perhaps I should find her sufficiently pliable.

Esther |Rosa Nouchette Carey
They were not ill-natured; they were even cheerful and good-tempered.

Was It Right to Forgive? |Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
The only good-tempered child was a little girl named Boadicea.

Bill the Minder |W. Heath Robinson

It is usually lively and good-tempered and is very teachable.

Man And His Ancestor |Charles Morris

British Dictionary definitions for good-tempered

good-tempered

adjective

of a kindly and generous disposition