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amusing

amu·sing

UK/əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ US/ʌˈmjuzɪŋ/ fairly common

adjective

1.

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

  • “an amusing speaker”
  • “a diverting story”
  • “a fun thing to do”
2.

arousing or provoking laughter

  • “an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls”
  • “an amusing fellow”
  • “a comic hat”
  • “a comical look of surprise”
  • “funny stories that made everybody laugh”
  • “a very funny writer”
  • “it would have been laughable if it hadn”
  • “;”
  • “;”

Origin

By surface analysis, amuse + -ing.

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