half-humourous

Updated: February 23, 2026

For a long time Dysart had been uncomfortably conscious that Grandcourt had had nearly enough of his half-sneering, half-humourous frankness. His liking for Grandcourt, even as a schoolboy, had invariably been tinged with tolerance and good-humoured contempt.

Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers - The Danger Mark