entertaining
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- entertainingly adverb
- nonentertaining adjective
- quasi-entertaining adjective
- self-entertaining adjective
- unentertaining adjective
- unentertainingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of entertaining
Example Sentences
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Like Hedda herself, she’s too brazen, brilliant and entertaining to go ignored.
From Los Angeles Times
“But I had always liked entertaining people, and my parents realized that, so they enrolled me in musical theater classes.”
From Los Angeles Times
The chef is hilarious and does a great job explaining each course, which makes the experience both educational and entertaining.
From Salon
Netflix invest about $20 billion in quality films and series this year and expand its entertaining offering, and also plans to resume its share buyback program.
A prominent Rochester minister, Reverend Strong, was entertaining visitors from out of town.
From Literature
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