amused
adjective
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Definition of amused
: pleasantly entertained or diverted (as by something funny)
She seemed slightly amused by his explanation.
: feeling or showing amusement
an amused smile a crowd of amused spectators I had often heard him speaking to her in an amused, confiding voice …— Paula Fox
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Other Words from amused
amusedly
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adjective
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adjective
… she looked up into our curious faces and smiled amusedly and sweetly, as only a woman can smile …
— Jack London
Examples of amused in a Sentence
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The point of the amused contention is not that O’Rourke was given such a nickname at or near birth. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "How Robert O’Rourke Became ‘Beto’," 12 Aug. 2019 As a man, Stevens was kind, gentle, down to earth, always carrying an amused glint in his eye and a delighted smile on his face. — Cliff Sloan, The Denver Post, "Commentary: John Paul Stevens taught us that no person is above, or below, the law," 19 July 2019 The little girl didn’t, not nearly as amused with the art work as her mother was. — Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, "Hundreds of families pack the McNay to celebrate Andy Warhol," 4 Aug. 2019 Children are bored by it; young people are amused and laugh with it; old people understand it. — New York Times, "The Spanish Author Who Doesn’t Believe in Spanish Literature," 25 July 2019 Simpson, best known for Westworld, is an endearingly slippery protagonist, looking terrified, sad, amused, and exhausted all at once. — Darren Franich, EW.com, "Perpetual Grace, LTD is a scuzzy-dreamy border noir worth the price of Epix Now," 28 June 2019 Don’t be disheartened by her last answer; if her runway collections and the vibrant world she’s created at Dover Street Market are any indication, there are still plenty of secret things that keep her amused. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "“It’s Hard to Find Interesting New Things”—A Chat with Rei Kawakubo as She Wins the Noguchi Award," 3 May 2019 The left field portion of Wrigley’s famous Bleacher Bums weren’t as amused. — Mark Schmetzer, Cincinnati.com, "Top games in Cincinnati Reds history: No. 36 – 'Had 'em all the way,' nine-run comeback vs. Cubs," 19 June 2019 The complacent bros who populate Katherine’s writers’ room – headed by a monologue writer named Tom (Reid Scott) – live in a post-Harvard Lampoon playpen of self-amused pomposity and entitlement. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Review: Thompson, Kaling drive ‘Late Night’ with brilliant chemistry," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'amused.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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