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amusingly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˈm(j)uzɪŋli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English amusing Middle English -ly English -ly English amusingly From amusing + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an amusing manner.
   • 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:
   • Baltar, played hammily as a selfish, cowardly survivor, is to “Battlestar Galactica” what Erica Kane is to “All My Children” — an amusingly villainous central character who brings a little campy comic relief to all that earnest, jaw-clenched melodrama. 2008 April 4, Alessandra Stanley, “Space Opera Returns: One Last Step for Mankind”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:
   • "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 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), London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:
   • (A foolproof method of producing an amusingly annoyed response from the distinguished experts? Just mention the word “ghosts.”) Whether they’re in on the joke or not doesn’t matter all that much. 2025 January 3, Christina Izzo, “Cunk On Life is brilliantly funny (and depressingly timely)”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2025:

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