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Fun·ny a. [Compar. Funnier superl. Funniest.] Droll; comical; amusing; laughable; inciting laughter.
Funny bone. See crazy bone, under Crazy.
funny
adj 1: 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" [syn: amusing, comic, comical,
laughable, mirthful, risible]
2: 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" [syn: curious, odd, peculiar, queer, rum,
rummy, singular]
3: 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" [syn: fishy, queer, shady,
suspect, suspicious]
4: experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about
the funny sensations in her chest"
adv 1: in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper";
"he acted kind of funny" [syn: queerly, strangely,
oddly, funnily]
2: in a comical manner; "she acted comically" [syn: comically]
[also: funniest, funnier]