Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semiamusing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-a-mus-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat or partially amusing.

Example Sentences

"The guy jumping into a chat room may be out for some fast self-gratification, a little entertainment, or a semierotic, semiamusing way to kill ten minutes at the office."
"There have been some semiamusing aspects to the controversy."

Etymology

From semi- + amusing.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Questions

What does semiamusing mean?: Somewhat or partially amusing.
Where does semiamusing come from?: From semi- + amusing.

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