amusingly
/əˈm(j)uzɪŋli/
amusingly adverb: in an amusing manner.
Adverb
amusingly (comparative more amusingly, superlative most amusingly)
- In an amusing manner.
- "you will find it a great deal more amusing than if I wanted you to write either pamphlets or speeches. The fact is, that I am too good an actor to succeed as an author. I do assure you, that when en scene, I am often surprised at my own readiness of resource, but I need stimulus. I cannot sit down...1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter 94, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC
- The comedy Bird in the Hand (1927) plays neatly and amusingly, if tritely and datedly, with the stubborn class-consciousness and inverted pride of a country landlord whose daughter falls in love with the local squire's son.1983, Harry Blamires, A guide to twentieth century literature in English, page 71
Examples of amusingly in a sentence
- I cannot sit down by myself, and fill four sides of paper, which said time might be so much more amusingly employed; no, life is not long enough to write letters!"1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter 94, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III)...
- (A foolproof method of producing an amusingly annoyed response from the distinguished experts?2025 January 3, Christina Izzo, “Cunk On Life is brilliantly funny (and depressingly timely)”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 04...
Forms of amusingly
| comparative | more amusingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most amusingly |
Origin of amusingly
From amusing + -ly.
Questions about amusingly
- What does amusingly mean?
- Amusingly means in an amusing manner.
- How do you use amusingly in a sentence?
- I cannot sit down by myself, and fill four sides of paper, which said time might be so much more amusingly employed; no, life is not long enough to write letters!"
- What part of speech is amusingly?
- Amusingly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce amusingly?
- Amusingly is pronounced /əˈm(j)uzɪŋli/.
Words near amusingly in the dictionary
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