FUNNY as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

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    • 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
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  2. Meaning
    • arousing or provoking laughter

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    • 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 laughab

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  3. Meaning
    • not as expected

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    • 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

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  4. Meaning
    • experiencing odd bodily sensations

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    • told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest

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FUNNY as ADVERB

  1. Meaning
    • in a comical manner

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    • she acted comically

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  2. Meaning
    • in a strange manner

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    • a queerly inscribed sheet of paper
    • he acted kind of funny

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