diverting

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English

Adjective

diverting (comparative more diverting, superlative most diverting)

  1. (dated) Amusing, distracting.
    • 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “Several Adventures that Happened to the Author. ”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. , volume I, London: Benj Motte, , →OCLC, part II (A Voyage to Brobdingnag), page 247:
      I was every day furniſhing the Court with ſome ridiculous Story; and Glumdalclitch, although ſhe loved me to Exceſs, yet was arch enough to inform the Queen, whenever I committed any Folly that ſhe thought would be diverting to her Majeſty.

Derived terms

Verb

diverting

  1. present participle and gerund of divert

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