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Definition of Amused
1. Adjective. Pleasantly occupied. "We are not amused"
Definition of Amused
1. a. Diverted.
Definition of Amused
1. Verb. (past participle of amuse) ¹
2. Adjective. Referring to someone who is in a state of being entertained.(attention en not good enough, at least one more missing definition) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amused
1. amuse [v] - See also: amuse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amused
| amuck amucks amulet amuletic amuletlike amulets amulette amulettes amurca amurcas | amurcous amurensin amus amusable amuse amused (current term) amusedly amuser amusers amuses | amusette amusettes amusia amusias |
Literary usage of Amused
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of a Southern Refugee, During the War by Judith White Brockenbrough] [McGuire (1868)
"I am amused to see how the Democrats of the North are speechifying and exciting
themselves ... They are always ready to be amused, or to be instructed. ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1886)
"... and when only a girl of eleven years amused herself by writing stories for
her schoolfellows at Queen's College, Tufnell Park, London. ..."
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