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Funny

Funny Meaning & Definition
Funny Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Funny?

[adv] in a comical manner; "she acted comically"
[adv] in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny"
[adj] beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
[adj] arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
[adj] (informal) not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
[adj] experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Funny: amusing | comic | comical | comically | curious | fishy | funnily | humorous | humourous | ill | laughable | mirthful | odd | oddly | peculiar | queer | queerly | questionable | risible | rum | rummy | shady | sick | singular | strange | strangely | suspect | suspicious | unusual

Related Terms | Find terms related to Funny: abnormal | absurd | amusing | anomalous | antic | Attic | biting | bizarre | brilliant | clever | comic | comical | crank | crankish | cranky | crotchety | curious | deviant | deviative | different | divergent | diverting | dotty | droll | eccentric | entertaining | erratic | exceptional | facetious | fantastic | farcical | fey | flaky | freaked out | freakish | freaky | grotesque | hilarious | humorous | humorsome | hysterical | idiocratic | idiosyncratic | incongruous | irregular | jesting | jocose | jocular | joking | joky | joshing | keen | keen-witted | kinky | kooky | laughable | ludicrous | maggoty | merry | mordant | mysterious | mystifying | nimble-witted | nutty | odd | oddball | off | off the wall | out | outlandish | passing strange | peculiar | pointed | priceless | pungent | puzzling | quaint | queer | quick-witted | quirky | quizzical | rapier-like | remarkable | rich | ridiculous | risible | salt | salty | scintillating | screaming | screwball | screwy | sharp | singular | slapstick | smart | sparkling | sprightly | strange | twisted | unconventional | unearthly | unnatural | unusual | uproarious | wacky | waggish | weird | whimsical | witty | wondrous strange | zany

See Also |

Funny In Webster's Dictionary

\Fun"ny\, a. [Compar. {Funnier}; superl. {Funniest}.] [From {Fun}.] Droll; comical; amusing; laughable. {Funny bone}. See {crazy bone}, under {Crazy}.
\Fun"ny\, n.; pl. {Funnies}. A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling. [Eng.]

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