funny (
http://definr.com/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: (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" [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]