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Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.
Sydney J. Harris

Meaning of "amusingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AMUSINGLY

amusingly  [əˈmjuːzɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMUSINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Amusingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES AMUSINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of amusingly in the English dictionary

The definition of amusingly in the dictionary is in a way that is amusing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMUSINGLY


accusingly
əˈkjuːzɪŋlɪ
agonisingly
ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋlɪ
agonizingly
ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋlɪ
amazingly
əˈmeɪzɪŋlɪ
appeasingly
əˈpiːzɪŋlɪ
blazingly
ˈbleɪzɪŋlɪ
confusingly
kənˈfjuːzɪŋlɪ
displeasingly
dɪsˈpliːzɪŋlɪ
freezingly
ˈfriːzɪŋlɪ
losingly
ˈluːzɪŋlɪ
musingly
ˈmjuːzɪŋlɪ
pausingly
ˈpɔːzɪŋlɪ
pleasingly
ˈpliːzɪŋlɪ
surprisingly
səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ
tantalizingly
ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋlɪ
teasingly
ˈtiːzɪŋlɪ
unamusingly
ˌʌnəˈmjuːzɪŋlɪ
uncompromisingly
ʌnˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪŋlɪ
unpleasingly
ʌnˈpliːzɪŋlɪ
unsurprisingly
ˌʌnsəˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMUSINGLY

amusable
amuse
amuse-bouche
amuseable
amused
amusedly
amusement
amusement arcade
amusement park
amusement ride
amuser
amusette
amusia
amusing
amusingness
amusive
amusiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMUSINGLY

accordingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
unknowingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of amusingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «amusingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMUSINGLY

Find out the translation of amusingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of amusingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «amusingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可笑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

divertidamente
570 millions of speakers

English

amusingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

amusingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متعجبا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

забавно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

divertidamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

amusingly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plaisamment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Comel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

amüsant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

面白おかしく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재미있게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amusingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

amusingly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகைச்சுவையுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोहकपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eğlendirici bir şekilde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in modo divertente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zabawnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

забавно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amuzant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

amusingly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aantrekkelijke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

roande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

amusingly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of amusingly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMUSINGLY»

The term «amusingly» is regularly used and occupies the 94.960 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMUSINGLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about amusingly

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QUOTES WITH «AMUSINGLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word amusingly.
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Sydney J. Harris
Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMUSINGLY»

Discover the use of amusingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amusingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Deadly Mistakes: Real Obituaries Gone Amusingly Wrong
Given our near obsession with fame and celebrity, it should come as no surprise that ordinary people would go to extraordinary lengths to be considered noteworthy. Deadly Mistakes provides the evidence in the obituaries of the unfamous.
The Cox Brothers, 2011
2
1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said: Many Amusingly ...
Gathers humorous quotations about literature, food, love, marriage, television, movies, politics, beauty, fashion, sports, and life
Robert Byrne, 1988
3
Dear Communion of Saints: amusingly apt advice for foolish ...
The Ironic Catholic. Dear Communion of Saints amusingly apt advice for foolish Christians Z Dear Communion of Saints Amusingly apt advice for foolish Christians. Front Cover.
The Ironic Catholic
4
Modifying Adjuncts
One such case is given in (90): (90) More amusingly than wisely, he kept on insisting on his right to speak. (Quirk et al. 1985: 629) The adverb amusingly in this sentence indicates that what was amusing was the man's insistence on his right to ...
Ewald Lang, Claudia Maienborn, Cathrine Fabricius-Hansen, 2003
5
The Other 637 best things anybody ever said: many amusingly ...
Presents a second compendium of 637 witty, pithy, trenchant, and irreverent quotes
Robert Byrne, 1984
6
Born for the Job: A Collection of Amusingly Apt Names
Based on the popular 'Born for the job' feature (published in the Dailyirror's Sourra column), this title reveals unlikely but amusing connectionsetween people's names and their respective jobs.
James Steen, Dominic Midgley, 2004
7
Comic Chronicles of Cambridge: Or, the University Amusingly, ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Trenchercap Swift, 2010
8
I Will Never Trust a Man
You are sweet like freshly baked bread, I think that's why Bindul can't leave you alone, Saratu said jokingly, amusingly. They dissolved into laughter. You aren't serious, but you too, Jimikat said with much laughter mixed with her words. Once a ...
Dr. Kumdong Bindul Nostra, 2014
9
Sentence Adverbials in a Functional Description
(i) as derived from (i-a), where (than) not amusingly should be viewed as dependent on more amusingly as Complementation of Comparison. ((i) is due to Greenbaum 1969.) (i) More amusingly than not, he often spoke to us in English.
Eva Koktová, 1986
10
Reminiscences and letters of Sir Robert Ball
He worked this point very amusingly by an elaborate description of a poor relation being asked to dinner. After returning to his lodgings, and sitting down before the gas stove he gazed on the unsympathetic asbestos and realised his lot.
Sir Robert Stawell Ball, W. Valentine Ball, 1915

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMUSINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term amusingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
VW Golf R vs Subaru Impreza WRX STi twin test review (2015)
Amusingly, in an era where even Porsche's 911 has fuel-saving electric power steering, Subaru, at great expense, has engineered a new hydraulic ... «CAR Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Ballers Recap: I'm On a Boat
(He amusingly incited Vernon to tell Charles he's depressing the hell out of him.) Nevertheless, he got in the party spirit as the night wore on, ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
3
Princess Charlotte's christening was so perfect Princess Diana might …
In 1993, soon after Diana and Charles had separated, she was amusingly linked to the Old Harrovian van Straubenzee after the two were ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Ted 2 (R16, 115mins)
Somewhat amusingly released on the same day in the US that their Supreme Court ruled in favour of Gay Marriage, this Seth (Family Guy) ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Dinner Sanctum
Playing amusingly distilled, intensified versions of themselves, Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn sprang this cantankerous cerebral doubles ... «Artforum, Jul 15»
6
The ABC is probably our greatest cultural organisation
Amusingly, they figure that would solve their problem and mine. The ABC is probably our greatest cultural organisation. At its best it binds the ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
7
Zero Escape 3 announced
The press release, written amusingly as though it is a warning about the events of the game, makes desperate pleas not to be tempted by ... «Gamespresso, Jul 15»
8
Liz Jones's Diary: In which I upset yet another friend
All were done amusingly, without hurting people. People think it's easy writing that sort of column because it's made to look easy. But you have ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
15 reasons Italia '90 was the greatest World Cup ever
... outside his penalty area, an unorthodox approach which then amusingly backfired during his side's second-round game against Cameroon. «Metro, Jul 15»
10
Spencer's Arkham Knight Fan Gear Collection Product Reviews
Amusingly, my wife didn't understand the concept for this item, which you can see pictured above. Put simply, it's a belt for your pants but ... «Bam! Smack! Pow!, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Amusingly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/amusingly>. Jun 2026 ».
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