vaguely amusing

Frequency: 5.53.2 per million words

Amusing in an indistinct or unclear way.

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Examples (10)

  • I found his story vaguely amusing, but not laugh-out-loud funny.
  • The film was one of those quirky comedies that are only vaguely amusing.
  • He had a perpetually vaguely amusing expression, as if he knew a small, unimportant secret.
  • The situation seemed vaguely amusing to him, though everyone else was panicking.
  • Despite the serious topic, the speaker's odd mannerisms were vaguely amusing.
  • Did you find his attempt at a joke even vaguely amusing?
  • Recalling the incident now, it's vaguely amusing how worried we were over nothing.
  • The sidekick character provides some vaguely amusing commentary but doesn't add much to the plot.
  • The first book was hilarious, but the sequel was only vaguely amusing.
  • The presenter's anecdote was vaguely amusing but failed to truly engage the audience.