The phrase "a rather amusing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is quite funny or entertaining, often in a light-hearted or humorous context.
Example: "The comedian's latest show was a rather amusing take on everyday life."
Alternatives: "somewhat funny" or "fairly entertaining".
Admittedly, the latter's Crème de Corps does turn your palms orange, although I see that as a rather amusing plus.
It might have been a rather amusing episode if it wasn't symptomatic of darker, Orwellian trends that have marked Harper's nine years in office.
A Lib Dem spokesperson said: "For someone who insists on historical fact and accuracy, this is a rather amusing attempt to rewrite history".
Yet the empty swimming pool, used by the boys as a skateboarding rink, is a rather amusing homage to that 1955 movie by Nicholas Ray.
It is called "Fiskur og menning" ("Fish and Culture"), and, while I read it, the image that I had had of him as a rather amusing but boring old fart got both weirder and darker.
He discussed it with county officials, who had come to see Mr. Sutton's legacy, in a rather amusing twist, as a potentially rich source of tax revenue in a county that has its economic struggles.
As for everyday Russians, they find this all rather amusing.
Meanwhile, people I don't know very well have tended over all those decades to break into a very particular smile, one I recognise now, when they've learned that I've written something that deals with sex - a winking smile that seems to suggest that a trivial, silly, but rather amusing topic has been mentioned.
Here is a very different and rather amusing example of the challenges of rendering Tolstoy's prose faithfully.
His rights are exercised by someone else, and sometimes the two don't coincide". Time Warner won - "for the moment" - but it is characteristic of Gil that he regards the experience as a largely positive and rather amusing one.
In fact, he is more often criticized for being the opposite, an overzealous crusader for globalization and the free markets, a notion he finds rather amusing given his political allegiance.
