entertaining

[ en-ter-tey-ning ]

/ ˌɛn tərˈteɪ nɪŋ /

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adjective

affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.

Nearby words

enterprise zone, enterpriser, enterprising, entertain, entertainer, entertaining, entertainment, enthalpy, enthesis, enthesitis, enthesopathy

Origin of entertaining

First recorded in 1615–25; entertain + -ing²

Related forms

en·ter·tain·ing·ly, adverbnon·en·ter·tain·ing, adjectivequa·si-en·ter·tain·ing, adjectiveself-en·ter·tain·ing, adjective

un·en·ter·tain·ing, adjectiveun·en·ter·tain·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for entertainingly

The latest GOP debate was so entertainingly comical, it was like a Disney animated movie come to life.
Latest GOP Debate Comical Enough to Be a Disney Animated Movie|Leslie Bennetts|November 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
So there is practically no limit to the number of fascinating books that can be usefully and entertainingly written about him.
Evelyn Waugh's Grandson on the Secret Behind 'Brideshead'|Alexander Waugh|April 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Above the neck she is the most artificially and entertainingly painted creature that has graced society since Queen Elizabeth.
Nonsenseorship|G. G. Putnam and Others
Among later victims was the famous Cartouche, of whom Thackeray wrote so entertainingly.
A Wanderer in Paris|E. V. Lucas

No American naturalist of late years has written more comprehensively or entertainingly than Dr. Holder.
The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield|Emma Elizabeth Brown
The volume is beautifully illustrated, and is most entertainingly written.
Bohemia under Hapsburg Misrule|Various
He was well read, and possessed the ability to discuss what he had read intelligently and entertainingly.
The Mucker|Edgar Rice Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for entertainingly

entertaining

/ (ˌɛntəˈteɪnɪŋ) /

adjective

serving to entertain or give pleasure; diverting; amusing

Derived Formsentertainingly, adverb

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