entertaining
adjective
en·ter·tain·ing
ˌen-tər-ˈtā-niŋ 
: providing entertainment : diverting
an entertaining book
an entertaining speaker
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a list of entertaining things to do on a snow day
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
These reports can at times be as entertaining as the plays themselves.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Now in its third season, The Traitors is still as entertaining as ever, but in an unexpected, crash out kind of way.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 6 Feb. 2025
Springwood Caning Sideboard Those who love entertaining should check out this sideboard.
—Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Entertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertaining. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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entertaining
adjective
en·ter·tain·ing
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-iŋ
: providing amusement, diversion, or recreation
an entertaining book
entertainingly
adverb
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