Humoured

Examples

• She merely observed that he was perfectly good humoured and friendly. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• I'll tell you what, though; my lodger is so black-humoured and gloomy that I believe he'd as soon make that bargain as any other. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He has humoured me for good reasons. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• His countenance was thoroughly good-humoured; and his manners were as friendly as the style of his letter. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Mr. Bagnet in the meantime has shaken hands with his old comrade and with Phil, on whom Mrs. Bagnet likewise bestows a good-humoured nod and smile. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He felt assured, after he had for awhile humoured her self-will, that in the end friendship and reason would gain the day. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• He inquired in a friendly, though general way, after her family, and looked and spoke with the same good-humoured ease that he had ever done. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• He hunted and shot, and she humoured her children; and these were their only resources. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• They were to be humoured, borne with very patiently: a courteous though sedate manner impressed them; a very rare flash of raillery did good. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• No, I hope it doesn't,' pouted Bella, stopping herself in something between a humoured laugh and a humoured sob. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I will always try and be gay and good-humoured and make his home happy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Lucy is monstrous pretty, and so good humoured and agreeable! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• There is nothing the lower orders like better than a little downright good-humoured rating. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• That woman looks stupid and ill-humoured, she thought; I am sure she can't amuse him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Yet I am sure they are both so considerate, good-humoured, and reasonable, that he might spare them. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• In a second he became good-humoured. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• He suffered his grandmother with a good-humoured indifference. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He was gay, good-humoured, and fond of manhood in every rank of life. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Our morning meal--once so full of pleasant good-humoured discussion of the plans for the day--was short and silent. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• My dear Sir,' said the good-humoured little doctor advancing with extended hand, 'I honour your gallantry. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I will, Miss Fanshawe: you shall be humoured even to the top of your bent. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• He is perfectly good-humoured respecting his failure, and reminds me that he always did consider himself slow. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Old Sedley began to laugh, and thought Rebecca was a good-humoured girl. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Meyler's late indisposition had, in fact, left him too weak to contend, while I humoured him as though he had been a child. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Six years before she had been a pretty, good-humoured girl, whom every one loved and caressed. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• He saw the perfect good-humoured callousness, even strange, glistening malice, in Gerald, glistening through the plausible ethics of productivity. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Lizzy is not a bit better than the others; and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good-humoured as Lydia. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• You know he is always good-humoured and tractable. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• But don't be frightened,' said the good-humoured old man; 'it's only Trundle there, and Bella. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• And Hermione disliked him extremely for his good-humoured obliviousness, she was nullified, she could not regain ascendancy. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

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