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funny


 
  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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