Naturedly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a way that reflects one's inherent character or inborn nature
2. According to one's spontaneous or genuine personality and inclinations
3. In a fashion that expresses one's natural temperament or constitutional character

Etymology: "Naturedly" is simply "natured" with the adverbial ending "-ly" attached. "Natured" is itself a derived form, built from "nature" plus the suffix "-ed," which in combination with words like "good" or "ill" gives a sense of a person's temperament. Put together, "naturedly" describes an action carried out in a particular disposition, so that something done good-naturedly is done with a kindly or agreeable temper. The word belongs to a small family of formations of this type, and its straightforward construction means there is little surprise in its history beyond the plain sense of its parts. Its meaning follows directly from "nature" in the older sense of temperament or disposition, the same sense preserved in phrases such as "good-natured."