The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
amused, diverted, entertained
(adjective) pleasantly occupied; “We are not amused” -Queen Victoria
Source: WordNet® 3.1
diverted (not comparable)
that has been subject to diversion
diverted
simple past tense and past participle of divert
Source: Wiktionary
Di*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diverting.] Etym: [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn. See Verse, and cf. Divorce.]
1. To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its usual course. That crude apple that diverted Eve. Milton.
2. To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse; to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men are diverted with works of wit and humor. We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. C. J. Smith.
Syn.
– To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate; delight; recreate. See Amuse.
Di*vert", v. i.
Definition: To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.] I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.