Used in a Sentence

natured

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for natured.

Editorial note

The TV show is (paradoxically?) more vulgar but also more good-natured (being a comedy) than the real thing.

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Quick take

(in combination) Having or possessing the specified disposition or temperament.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

(in combination) Having or possessing the specified disposition or temperament.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for natured.

adjective

(in combination) Having or possessing the specified disposition or temperament.

Example sentences

1

The TV show is (paradoxically?) more vulgar but also more good-natured (being a comedy) than the real thing.

2

The existing series is great but it's too good-natured to represent what Silicon Valley actually is.

3

Your case study is a nice example of why there are good-natured people (engineers even!) who simply prefer a different style of life.

4

So it's not that I'm against good-natured jokes with smiles, it's just that those attributes can't save all possible statements.

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Bullies can exploit this by knowing exactly how far they can push and make it seem like good natured ribbing even in a public social context.

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However, they are not small slips by good natured men.

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Bachmann is a jerk, superficially, but still a bit too good-natured to be a real player, as we've seen in the recent episodes.

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This was before 9/11 and I am an utterly harmless, good natured person who is about the most obviously non-criminal one could possibly imagine.

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Just speaking for myself, it seemed like a pretty good-natured mix of thoughtful musing on the nature of universal computation, and gentle mockery of the idea that universal computation means there's one right answer for anything.

10

I've noticed a lot more bad natured bickering over the past week.

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My colleagues and I are constantly ribbing JS, in a good-natured way.

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It's worth noting Peter Jackson has made an entire documentary on a forgotten genius of the New Zealand film industry that turned out to be a (good-natured) hoax.

Quote examples

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A good natured "prank" is something you play on your friends, something they will laugh about instantly after it happened.

2

It must be a strange world that you live in if you consider a good-natured joke said with a smile to be "annoying".

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A bit of good-natured teasing, followed by a wheelbarrow full of "ruby-devs" this and "web-devs" that.

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Interestingly, as an alternative to the "big three," a feature of talking about sports is that it risks no enmity because the taking of sides is assumed to be good natured.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use natured in a sentence?

The TV show is (paradoxically?) more vulgar but also more good-natured (being a comedy) than the real thing.

What does natured mean?

(in combination) Having or possessing the specified disposition or temperament.

What part of speech is natured?

natured is commonly used as adjective.