Question

Fill in the Blank: Humourist James Thurber was once awaiting an eye operation, when he asked the nurse if she knew a word which had three U’s in it. The nurse replied, “I don’t know Mr Thurber, but I bet it is pretty ____________.” Complete the nurse’s response with a word that has three U’s in it.​

Answer 1

The correct word is Unusual.

• He was a renowned author and cartoonist.
• He was diagnosed with an eye condition of sympathetic ophthalmia. Once when he went for an operation, he asked the nurse a funny question.
• The response of the nurse to the question was unusual.
• Thus, the correct fill in the blank is unusual as the term has three u's present in it.