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amusingly

/əmˈjuzɪŋɫi/ adv

In an amusing manner.

Word Origin Amusingly comes from Old French muser 'to loiter, stare stupidly' — originally, to amuse someone was to distract them, to make them stare in wonder. The prefix a- (from Latin ad- 'to') adds the sense of causing that state. So amusingly is literally 'in a way that causes staring.' The same root gives us amusement and amuser. It's a fun shift from 'staring blankly' to 'entertaining.'

adv In an amusing manner.

She amusingly recounted the story of her first cooking disaster.

(副词) 有趣地；好笑地

她风趣地讲述了她第一次烹饪失败的经历。

(adverbio) divertidamente; graciosamente; cómicamente [De manera divertida o entretenida.]

Contó de forma divertida la historia de su primer desastre en la cocina.

(adverbe) amusamment; drôlement; de manière amusante; comiquement [D'une manière amusante, propre à divertir ou à faire rire.]

Elle raconta avec humour l'histoire de son premier désastre culinaire.

(Adverb) unterhaltsam; amüsant; lustig [Auf eine unterhaltsame oder lustige Weise; so, dass es Heiterkeit hervorruft.]

Sie erzählte **amusingly** von ihrem ersten Kochdesaster.

(副詞) おかしく、愉快に、笑いを誘う様子で。

彼女は初めて料理で大失敗した話を、愉快そうに語ってくれた。

(advérbio) divertidamente; engraçadamente; de modo engraçado [De maneira divertida ou engraçada.]

Ela contou de forma divertida a história de seu primeiro desastre na cozinha.

Synonyms: entertainingly humorously comically drolly wittily facetiously jokingly laughably Antonyms: boringly tediously dully unamusingly
Word parts: a + muse + ing + ly

Related words

amusement amuser

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