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Funny   /fˈəni/   Listen
Funny

adjective
(compar. funnier; superl. funniest)
1.
Arousing or provoking laughter.  Synonyms: amusing, comic, comical, laughable, mirthful, risible.  "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"
2.
Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.  Synonyms: curious, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular.  "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"
3.
Not as expected.  Synonyms: fishy, shady, suspect, suspicious.  "Up to some funny business" , "Some definitely queer goings-on" , "A shady deal" , "Her motives were suspect" , "Suspicious behavior"
4.
Experiencing odd bodily sensations.
noun
(pl. funnies)
1.
An account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line).  Synonyms: funny remark, funny story, good story.  "She made a funny"



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"Funny" Quotes from Famous Books



... pleadings of old Billy. He had pressed the sprigged muslin and it hung on a hook behind the door in readiness for the mistress. Then he brought her a pitcher of water, fresh from the well, and a funny little ...
— The Comings of Cousin Ann • Emma Speed Sampson

... The answer was unintentionally funny, but the Greek took credit for the amusement it created in court. He conceived himself a humorist, and the fact coloured all ...
— She Stands Accused • Victor MacClure

... love with "the only girl that ever was," but that young society woman's aunt tries to keep the young people apart, which brings about many hilariously funny situations. ...
— The Wall Street Girl • Frederick Orin Bartlett

... her about you; and Miss Finesse called her Lady Bertram. You can't think how funny we old women are when we get together. There wasn't a gentleman in the room—except Mr. Fuzzybell; and he never seems to make any difference. But I tell you what, Sir Lionel; a certain friend of yours didn't seem to like it when we called Mrs. ...
— The Bertrams • Anthony Trollope

... "Americans are funny!" laughs Raymond Orteig. "When I go abroad and see something which is new and different from what has been before, my instinct is to get hold of it and bring it back. If I can I bring it back in actual bulk; if I were a writer I would bring it back in another way. But through ...
— Greenwich Village • Anna Alice Chapin


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