amuse
verb (used with object)
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner.
unamusable
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a word derived from
amuse.
Example Sentences
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I do not think so; I fear I was born unamusable.
From Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida by Ouida
I had to try to amuse persons who had become almost unamusable.'
From Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 by Alexis de Tocqueville
And she made herself look sullen and unamusable all over.
From White Lies by Charles Reade
Pompadour had worn out her life trying to "amuse the unamusable," to find novelties that would entertain the king.
From Superwomen by Albert Payson Terhune
