amusing
adjective
pleasantly entertaining or diverting.
amusingly
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a word derived from
amusing.
Example Sentences
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A small industry has arisen claiming to detect AI in writing, accurate or not, as my colleague James Taranto has amusingly exposed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
It’s one of many amusingly dead-on observations about the nature of popular music today, whether at the end that enjoys global adulation or at the opposite extreme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The Scientific Panel for the Global Energy Transition was amusingly dubbed the "Spaghetti" group because of its acronym -- SPGET.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
A modest yet amusingly spiky round trip from Manhattan to Martha’s Vineyard, it has the trappings of a rom-com but a trickier soulfulness about its unlikely connection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
The big oblate could barely contain his enthusiasm, and he recounted his history very amusingly.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
