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funny definition
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Grep of noun funny funny bone funny farm funny house funny story funny wagon Overview of adj funny The adj funny has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (14) amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible -- (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") 2. (9) curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular -- (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") 3. (4) fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious -- ((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") 4. funny -- (experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest") Overview of adv funny The adv funny has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) queerly, strangely, oddly, funnily, funny -- (in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny") 2. comically, funny -- (in a comical manner; "she acted comically") Antonyms of adj funny 4 senses of funny Sense 1 amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible INDIRECT (VIA humorous) -> humorless, unhumorous Sense 2 curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular INDIRECT (VIA strange) -> familiar Sense 3 fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious INDIRECT (VIA questionable) -> unquestionable Sense 4 funny INDIRECT (VIA ill) -> well Similarity of adj funny 4 senses of funny Sense 1 amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible => humorous (vs. humorless) Sense 2 curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular => strange (vs. familiar), unusual Sense 3 fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious => questionable (vs. unquestionable) Sense 4 funny => ill (vs. well), sick Attributes of adj funny Familiarity of adj funny funny used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj funny funny unfunny Overview of adj funny The adj funny has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (14) amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible -- (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") 2. (9) curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular -- (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") 3. (4) fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious -- ((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") 4. funny -- (experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest") Overview of adv funny The adv funny has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) queerly, strangely, oddly, funnily, funny -- (in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny") 2. comically, funny -- (in a comical manner; "she acted comically")
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