entertaininglyadv.
/ˌɛntəˈteɪnɪŋli/, U.S. /ˌɛn(t)ərˈteɪnɪŋli/ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > social event > hospitality > [adverb]
entertainingly1606
hospitablya1721
1606 E. Forset Compar. Disc. Bodies Nat. & Politique 32 The recreating sports and pleasures of Soueraignes..be not dislikingly crossed or repyned at, but rather entertainingly allowed.
1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 455 He bark't not..but look'd soberly, & entertainingly, like a steward on the strangers.
2. In a way that provides entertainment or amusement; enjoyably.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > [adverb] > amusingly or entertainingly
amusingly1654
entertainingly1755
1696 J. Collier Reply to Absolution of Penitent 8 He tells us very entertainingly, That he who falls under that Curse, is for ever uncapable of giving any more Absolutions... I own I have not the Director's Courage. I dare not say any thing that looks like Burlesquing the Authority of the Church.
1755 T. Sherlock Several Disc. preached at Temple Church III. iv. 89 He can talk entertainingly upon common Subjects.
1882 J. Brown John Leech in Horæ Subsecivæ 3rd Ser. 320 The question is ably and entertainingly handled.
1958 S. Barr Purely Acad. iv. 42 The truth must be entertainingly presented.
2006 Hotdog Nov. 128/1 He's an unguarded talker who bitches entertainingly about his early acting career.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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