Definition of funy
1. funny [ a ] arousing or provoking laughter
Examples:
"an amusing film"
"an amusing fellow"
"a comic hat"
"a comical look of surprise"
"funny stories that made everybody laugh"
"a very funny writer"
"a mirthful experience"
"risible courtroom antics"
(The Providence Journal...)
There are some sharp and whipping lines and some hilariously funny situations - the best of the latter being a mass impromptu plunge into a nightclub tank where a `` mermaid '' is performing .
(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)
The audience was fond of Harry_Hawk , he was a dear , in or out of character , but he was not particularly funny .
(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)
If Simms_Purdew would turn_to him and say : `` Adam , you know when I was a boy , it was a funny thing happened .
(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)
`` That really would be funny '' .
(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)
He saw the surprise in her face , and laughed as_though it were the funniest expression he had ever seen .
Synonyms funny comic laughable comical mirthful risible amusing Related Terms humorous2. funny [ a ] beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Examples:
"a curious hybrid accent"
"her speech has a funny twang"
"had an odd name"
"the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"
"something definitely queer about this town"
"what a rum fellow"
"singular behavior"
(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)
`` Funny thing '' , Mr._Kahler said , when they were seated , `` when I heard you ringing , I figured it was that guy down the block , Hausman '' .
(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)
The policeman got a confused , funny look on his face , and he had answered kind_of politely , `` Now , look_here , lady : I know you got to entertain these kids and all .
`` I reached_into that funny little pocket that is high_up on my dress .
Synonyms curious queer peculiar funny singular odd rummy rum Related Terms strange3. funny [ a ] (informal) not as expected
Examples:
"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"
(James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)
It now means ominous , as when one speaks of a funny sound in the motor ; disturbing , as when one says that a friend is acting funny ; and frightening , as when a wife tells the police that it is funny , but her husband has n't been home for two days and nights '' .
It now means ominous , as when one speaks of a funny sound in the motor ; disturbing , as when one says that a friend is acting funny ; and frightening , as when a wife tells the police that it is funny , but her husband has n't been home for two days and nights '' .
It now means ominous , as when one speaks of a funny sound in the motor ; disturbing , as when one says that a friend is acting funny ; and frightening , as when a wife tells the police that it is funny , but her husband has n't been home for two days and nights '' .
(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)
He was very funny about the whole_thing .
Synonyms funny suspect suspicious queer shady fishy Related Terms colloquialism questionable4. funny [ r ] in a strange manner
Examples:
"a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"
"he acted kind of funny"
(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)
`` I'm General_Burnside 's horse , upside_down '' , Arlene said , sort_of gaspingly , for her : even she had to breathe kind_of funny when she was in that position .
Synonyms funny strangely funnily oddly queerly Related Terms strange curious curious curious curious5. funny [ r ] in a comical manner
Examples:
"she acted comically"
6. funny [ a ] experiencing odd bodily sensations
Examples:
"told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
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