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AMUSED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pleasantly occupied
Example:
We are not amused
Synonyms:
amused; diverted; entertained
Classified under:
Similar:
pleased (experiencing or manifesting pleasure)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb amuse
Context examples:
I glanced at the hastily clad clergyman, with the formally dressed lodger seated beside him, and was amused at the surprise which Holmes’s simple deduction had brought to their faces.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I saw in the gaslight that Holmes wore an amused smile at this brilliant departure of mine.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I travelled for two years in Tibet, therefore, and amused myself by visiting Lhassa, and spending some days with the head lama.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I was amused by her society, and she could see that I was amused.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It was ludicrous, but he was not amused.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
He took the purse, poured the hoard into his palm, and chuckled over it as if its scantiness amused him.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Yes, yes—but I am amused that he should have seen so far into my feelings.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Miss Crawford's countenance, as Julia spoke, might have amused a disinterested observer.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
“How well your brother dances!” was an artless exclamation of Catherine's towards the close of their conversation, which at once surprised and amused her companion.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
The child was to be kept in bed and amused as quietly as possible; but what was there for a father to do?
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
