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amused

adjective US /əˈmjuːzd/

pleasantly occupied

How often you will meet it

Rank 2,555 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,622 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.

What it means

adjective

  1. pleasantly occupied also: diverted, entertained We are not amused

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

amused in real books

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  • He did not guess in the least what amused me.

    The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1

  • The agent's face grew grave, but his eyes were amused.

    The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1

  • Yet he spoke lazily, with an amused face, and looked at her without changing his position.

    Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation · Bret Harte · Chapter 1

  • Much amused at this, Piccolissima tried to find out what a great number of ants, all with burdens, were carrying.

    Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1

  • The people amused her, the place was a fairyland and outside the golden weather lay still and fragrant among the hills.

    The Half-Hearted · John Buchan · Chapter 1

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