: 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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But British reviewers were not so amused – and several were not afraid to find fault with the UK version of the long-running US show.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
Shawkat, with her warm, amused eyes and her mop of curls, is a perfect carrier for Mae’s air of abjection, flopping around her bed like a horny, gloomy Raggedy Ann.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Baker looked amused, and maybe a tad taken aback.
—Daniel Brown, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Will, less amused, just wants to know what the hell is up with his friend.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
Shawkat, with her warm, amused eyes and her mop of curls, is a perfect carrier for Mae’s air of abjection, flopping around her bed like a horny, gloomy Raggedy Ann.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Baker looked amused, and maybe a tad taken aback.
—Daniel Brown, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Will, less amused, just wants to know what the hell is up with his friend.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Amused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amused. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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