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US
/əmˈjuzɪŋɫi/
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[ UK /ɐmjˈuːsɪŋli/ ]
[ UK /ɐmjˈuːsɪŋli/ ]
ADVERB
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in an entertaining and amusing manner
Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days
How To Use amusingly In A Sentence
- The language is amusingly flowery and the overall tone one of purposeful pleasure. Times, Sunday Times
- "It must be my irresistible charm, " I muttered to myself amusingly.
- Origin: The phrase, popularized by the unwatchable movie 21, apparently derives from the rich lexicon of craps, which is full of amusingly inscrutable patter. Deadspin
- Other people's holiday snaps can be dull, but other people's family photos, if captioned amusingly, can be quite fun.
- In his piece about Awana, he writes amusingly about taking a pee and I couldn't help but recall the moment when the great man, he of pulchritudinous prose, goitred with soliped leitmotifs, crenellation and spittle, took one next to mee. AA . . . On The Piss
- Swanberg plays an amusingly hatable character with a smug disregard for indie flicks.
- Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days
- Erdinger market their beer, amusingly, as an isotonic, low-calorie, vitamin enriched sports drink. Alcohol-Free Beer News « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog
- Plus, you know those shops that sell trinkets and soap and amusingly expensive greetings cards and not a lot else? Times, Sunday Times
- She is naturally very funny and can riff amusingly on almost any subject we bring up. The Sun