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   funny

   /ˈfʌni/

   adjective

   • 1. causing laughter or amusement; humorous: "a funny story" Similar amusinghumorouscomiccomicaldrolllaughablechucklesomehilarioushystericalriotousuproariouswittyquick-wittedwaggishfacetiousjollyjocularlight-heartedentertainingdivertingsparklingscintillatingsillyabsurdridiculousludicrousrisiblefarcicalpreposterousslapstickinformal:side-splittingrib-ticklinglaugh-a-minutewackyzanyoff the wallkillinga screamrichpricelessdaftOpposite serioustragic
   • ▪ used to emphasize that something is serious or should be taken seriously: informal "stealing other people's work isn't funny"
   • 2. difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd: "I had a funny feeling you'd be around"
   • ▪ unusual, especially in such a way as to arouse suspicion: "there was something funny going on" Similar strangepeculiaroddqueerweirdbizarrecuriousfreakishfreakquirkymysteriousmystifyingpuzzlingperplexingunusualuncommonanomalousirregularabnormalexceptionalsingularrareuniqueout of the ordinaryextraordinaryoutlandishout of the commonuncoinformal, dated:rumsuspicioussuspectdubiousuntrustworthyquestionableinformal:shadyfishynot kosherdodgyshonkyOpposite obviousstraightforwardtrustworthy
   • ▪ slightly but undefinably unwell: informal "suddenly my stomach felt funny"

   noun

   • 1. comic strips in newspapers: North American "I read the sports page, funnies, and editorial"
   • 2. a joke or witty remark: informal "I was trying to make a funny, but failed miserably"

   Derivatives

   • 1. funniness noun

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