amusingly
5
3.0
- adverb
- /əˈmjuːzɪŋli/
:
divertidamente
- The comedian's jokes were delivered amusingly, making the audience laugh out loud.
- amusingly ironic
- even amusingly
- rather amusingly
Investors in the for profit subsidiary were amusingly warned when investing.
- Investors in the for profit subsidiary were amusingly warned when investing.
Examples
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Even more amusingly, the Reverend Jerry Falwell accused the Arkansas governor of "misquoting and manipulating Holy Scripture for political purposes."
Academic text (1992) -
Sometimes, in fact, amusingly enough, I fed in my JP Morgan.
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"You must ask Elisabeth; she says it so amusingly.
Fiction book (1995) -
Some of the listings were amusingly bookish in character: "Best Sellers," "Short Stories," "My Salad Days."
Fiction book (1990) -
While I thought the episode began amusingly, it devolved into embarrassing camp very quickly as Shatner's performance progressed.
Blog text (27) -
I can't imagine you would ever have had any interest in me, except as an amusingly cranky eccentric curiosity.
Fiction book (2001) -
All are laughing in amusingly casual clothing: T-shirts, tank tops, turned-the-other-way baseball caps.
Fiction book (1991) -
I am currently reading Matt Ridley's "The Rational Optimist"—amusingly the opposite point of view of the whole civilization trajectory.
Blog text (24) -
The biographical sketch amusingly claimed that this particular economist had "dethroned the goddess of GNP from her pedestal."
Academic text (1998) -
Hollywood romantic comedies are amusingly melded with unexpectedly melancholy undercurrents that touch on the randomness of destiny.
Blog text (7)
Synonyms
27
2.0
Said or done as a joke and not meant seriously
18
1.4
In a fun, teasing way
12
2.5
In a very funny way that makes people laugh
11
3.9
In a funny way that makes people laugh
5
2.9
In a happy way that shows you find something funny
5
3.3
In a funny way that makes people laugh
5
7.0
So silly or extreme that it makes people laugh
2
6.3
In a very loud, happy way that makes people laugh
2
3.7
In a way that makes people laugh or feel interested
2
4.3
In a funny way that makes people laugh
1
6.1
In a quick, clever way that makes people laugh
1
8.1
In a way that makes people laugh a lot
1
7.1
In a joking way to make people laugh
In a way that makes people laugh and enjoy it
In a way that is very funny and makes people laugh
In a way that is very funny and makes people laugh
In a way that makes people laugh because it is silly
In a silly, funny way that makes people laugh
In a happy, laughing way
Antonyms
How Amusing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word amusingly comes from amuse ('to entertain' or 'to divert') plus the ending -ly that makes it an adverb meaning 'in a way'. So, something done amusingly is done in a way that makes people laugh or feel entertained.