entertainingly
2
3.7
- adverb
- /ˌɛntərˈteɪnɪŋli/
:
de manera entretenida
- The comedian told stories entertainingly, keeping the audience laughing throughout the show.
- so entertainingly
Examples
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Only someone who saw the process from the inside could possibly speak from such experience, and McGinnis does so both entertainingly and thoroughly.
Academic text (2011) -
If you find something real and true in the moment in which you're living, and you do it well and entertainingly, it will always remain contemporary and universal.
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Their job is to be entertainingly political.
Blog text (2) -
The rest day flew by quickly and entertainingly.
Blog text (15) -
Dennis Quaid is entertainingly unbelievable in everything he does.
Blog text (25) -
From the awful comedy vault of yesteryear, it's time for Before You Were Funny, the most entertainingly bad sketch show the world has never seen.
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It goes without saying, but I must admit I find him entertainingly bonkers.
Blog text (25) -
Entertainingly enough for me, the study focuses on the achievements of the FT HTML5 application as innovative and effective.
Blog text (24) -
The entertainingly stomach-churning exploits of environmental health officers in London's East End.
Academic text (2005) -
People will know who's responsible... ...and they'll get the truth in the Inquirer, quickly, simply and entertainingly.
Synonyms
130
1.0
In a way that makes people want to know more
11
3.9
In a funny way that makes people laugh
11
3.0
In a pleasant way that makes people like you
5
3.0
In a funny way that makes people laugh
5
3.3
In a funny way that makes people laugh
3
4.1
In a way that makes you curious or interested
2
3.8
In a way that looks pleasant and attracts people
1
4.2
In a way that makes people feel very interested
1
1.3
In a pleasant way that gives pleasure
1
4.6
In a way that attracts attention and makes people interested
1
2.8
In a way that makes people feel excited
1
3.9
In a way that makes people feel very excited
In a way that makes people laugh and enjoy it
In a friendly, lively, and enjoyable way
In a way that holds the attention very strongly
In a way that holds your full attention
In a way that makes people more interested or excited
In a way that slightly excites interest or curiosity
How Entertaining
- Informal
12
2.5
21
1.8
2
3.7
1
4.6
5
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
entertainingly = entertaining (transparent) = entertain + ing + ly
The suffix '-ly' is a standard way to form adverbs from adjectives, making the meaning clear.
Etymology
The word entertainingly comes from entertain, which originally meant to 'hold' or 'keep' someone's attention and shares the same root meaning 'hold' as contain and retain. So, to do something entertainingly is to hold and keep people's interest, making them enjoy and pay attention.