entertainingly

With captivating flair

Entertainingly describes doing something in a way that amuses or engages: She entertainingly recounted her disastrous first date.

The word suggests the speaker or writer has a gift for holding attention, often through humor or storytelling skill: The documentary entertainingly explores the history of pinball.

amusing

funny

Provoking laughter or suspicion

playful · whimsical · silly · droll · facetious · zany · goofy · farcical · cleverly · satirically

charming

delightfully

In a pleasing way

charmingly · gracefully · pleasantly · likably · genially · affably · warmly · engagingly · personably · disarmingly

captivating

engrossingly

In an absorbing way

spellbindingly · mesmerizingly · compellingly · fascinatingly · intriguingly · enthrallingly · immersively · rapturously · hypnotically · thrillingly

lively

energetically

With much vigor

dynamically · vivaciously · exuberantly · effervescently · sprightly · zestfully · peppily · briskly · boisterously · enthusiastically

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Opposites
engagement/interest

entertaininglyboringly

In an uninteresting manner

tediously · dully · drearily · uninterestingly · tiresomely

emotional effect

entertaininglydepressingly

In mood-lowering fashion

grimly · bleakly · joylessly · cheerlessly · gloomily

tedium/monotony

entertaininglywearily

In exhausted manner

plodding · soporifically · numbingly · stupefyingly · mind-numbingly

Family

entertaining, unentertaining

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G