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amusing

/əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ adjective B1
  1. Entertaining. · The film has some amusing moments, but it is unlikely to make you laugh out loud.
  2. Funny, hilarious.

Comparative amusinger · Superlative amusingest

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“Come, come, this is very droll—very amusing—I allow; but, as I am very hungry, pray allow me to eat.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1080 · C1
I never was in a law-court; I am told it is so very amusing!”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 48 · C1
“Amusing, certainly,” replied the young man, “inasmuch as, instead of shedding tears as at the fictitious tale of woe produced at a theatre, you behold in a law-court a case of real and genuine distress—a drama of life.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 48 · C1
Is it not amusing to see them both on the same table?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 666 · C1

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