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amusive

adj

Etymology

From amuse + -ive.

  1. derived from *mū-✻
  2. derived from *mū-✻
  3. derived from *mūsa✻
  4. derived from *mus✻
  5. derived from amuser — “to stupefy, waste time, be lost in thought”
  6. inherited from *amusen✻ — “to mutter, be astonished, gaze meditatively on”
  7. suffixed as amusive — “amuse + ive”

Definitions

  1. Illusive, deceitful.

    • [T]he Swain […] amaz'd / Beholds th' amusive Arch before him fly, / Then vanish quite away.

  2. Giving entertainment or interest

    Giving entertainment or interest; recreative, diverting, engaging.

  3. Amusing, humorous.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA