: 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 short clip has been viewed more than 1.2 million times to date, sparking amused comments from viewers.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
The amused Russian soldiers watching the bike-BMP duo work its way across a field within range of Ukrainian weapons even gave the brave—or foolish—cyclist a nickname.
—David Axe, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Ed Wood is clearly the precedent for Big Eyes’ amused examination of kitsch art — Margaret’s paintings were popular but critically derided — but Burton honestly engages with the material, pondering how commerce and creativity intersect.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
As Cher approaches her seventh decade in the industry, her preternaturally youthful features have resolved themselves, whether through good fortune or surgical intervention, into a perpetually amused pout.
—Alexander Larman, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
The amused Russian soldiers watching the bike-BMP duo work its way across a field within range of Ukrainian weapons even gave the brave—or foolish—cyclist a nickname.
—David Axe, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Ed Wood is clearly the precedent for Big Eyes’ amused examination of kitsch art — Margaret’s paintings were popular but critically derided — but Burton honestly engages with the material, pondering how commerce and creativity intersect.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
As Cher approaches her seventh decade in the industry, her preternaturally youthful features have resolved themselves, whether through good fortune or surgical intervention, into a perpetually amused pout.
—Alexander Larman, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Amused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amused. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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