funny
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
funnier;
funniest
funnier;
funniest
Britannica Dictionary definition of FUNNY
1
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causing laughter
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He told a funny story.
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He's a very funny guy.
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What's so funny?
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What are you laughing at? There's nothing funny about it.
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It's not that funny.
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a funny story/movie
2
informal
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odd or strange
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There's something funny going on here.
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She has some funny ideas about how to run a company.
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“I can't find my keys.” “That's funny—they were here a minute ago.”
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“That's funny.” “Do you mean funny peculiar/strange or funny ha-ha?” [=by “funny” do you mean “odd” or “amusing”?]
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My car has been making a funny noise lately.
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A funny thing happened to me the other day.
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a funny-looking hat
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It feels funny to be back here again.
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It's funny that you should say that—I was just thinking the same thing myself.
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Funny, things didn't turn out the way we planned. [=it's odd that things didn't turn out the way we planned]
3
not used before a noun,
informal
:
not well
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somewhat ill
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My stomach feels funny.
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I feel a little funny.
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(chiefly Brit) After the accident he went a bit funny in the head.
4
informal
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not honest
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meant to deceive someone
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The guard told his prisoner not to try anything funny.
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Fake bidding and other funny business [=dishonest activity] occurred during the auction.
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There's something funnily [=oddly] familiar about him.
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Funnily (enough), she never even mentioned our first meeting.
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funny
/ˈfʌni/
adverb
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funny
/ˈfʌni/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of FUNNY
informal
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in an odd or strange way
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He's been acting funny lately.
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She looked at me funny.
