funny, adj.
(funnier, funniest)
freq. cnt. 27
(funnier, funniest)
freq. cnt. 27
arousing or provoking laughter
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 3
amusing comic comical funny laughable mirthful risible
sample sentences
"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"
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beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 43 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
curious funny odd peculiar queer rum rummy singular
sample sentences
"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"
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not as expected
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
fishy funny shady suspect suspicious
sample sentences
"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"
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experiencing odd bodily sensations
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funny
sample sentences
"told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
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