: 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
Paula Fox
amusedly
adjective
… she looked up into our curious faces and smiled amusedly and sweetly, as only a woman can smile …
—Jack London
Jack London
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The movie posits that each story wasn’t so much a plot drawn from O’Connor’s life as a sliver of light, dancing on a wall, a refraction of whatever vexed or amused or disgusted her in the world.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 11 May 2024
Jackie Bray, the commissioner of New York’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, recalled her initial reaction as one of amused incredulity.
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 11 May 2024
Jackie Bray, the commissioner of New York’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, recalled her initial reaction as one of amused incredulity.
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Amused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amused. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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