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Funny

Causing laughter or amusement; humorous
The play is hilariously funny
A funny story
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Frightened; panicky.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd
I had a funny feeling you'd be around
The funny thing is I can't remember much about it
I do get some funny looks
It's a funny old world
That's funny!—that vase of flowers has been moved
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Having a moldy or musty smell
Funky cheese.
Funky cellars.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Comic strips in newspapers
I read the sports page, funnies, and editorial
Jun 02, 2022
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Funky

Having a strong, unpleasant odor, especially the odor of the unwashed human body
A funky locker room.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

A joke or witty remark
He regaled his hosts with a few funnies
I was trying to make a funny, but failed miserably
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Having a style reminiscent of simple blues; bluesy.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Causing laughter or amusement
A funny cartoon.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Of or relating to funk music.
Jun 02, 2022
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Funny

Making or given to making amusing jokes or witticisms
A colleague who is very funny.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Hearty and simple
"At the opposite end of Dallas's culinary spectrum is funky regional fare" (Jacqueline Friedrich).
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Appropriate as the subject of a joke; deserving of a joke. Used in negative sentences to express disapproval or to emphasize the seriousness of something
There is nothing funny about getting the flu.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Having an unsophisticated or old-fashioned charm; quaint or unpretentious
A funky beach town.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Difficult to account for; unusual or odd
I had a funny feeling that she would call.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Unconventional or eccentric; offbeat or odd
"a bizarre, funky [hotel] dressed up as a ship, with mock portholes and mirrored ceilings over the beds" (Ann Louise Bardach).
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Suspiciously odd
It's funny how I seem to lose something every time he comes around.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Counterfeit or fraudulent
Tried to pass off funny money as legitimate.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

(Informal) Somewhat ill, painful, or abnormal
I felt funny after eating those clams. "a mole on his arm that has started to go funny" (Ann Cummins).
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Cool; great; excellent.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Offensively forward or disrespectful
She told him off after he started to get funny.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Having a foul or unpleasant smell.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Contrary to one's demands or expectations
Don't let the prisoners do anything funny.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

(music) Relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music, especially funk.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

A joke; a witticism
"He laughed because he did not know I was not making a funny" (Jonathan Safran Foer).
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Comic strips.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking; having great fear.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Having an earthy, unsophisticated style or feeling;
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Amusing; humorous; comical.
When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

Offensively malodorous;
A putrid smell
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Showing unexpected resentment.
Jun 02, 2022

Funky

In a state of cowardly fright
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Homosexual; gay
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

(informal) A joke.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

(informal) A comic strip.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

(rowing) A rowboat with both ends pointed and out of the water.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

(British) A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

(nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

In a manner seen as being typical of a homosexual, or indicating homosexuality
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable; inciting laughter.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling.
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

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
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

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
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

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
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

Experiencing odd bodily sensations;
Told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

In a strange manner;
A queerly inscribed sheet of paper
He acted kind of funny
Jun 02, 2022

Funny

In a comical manner;
She acted comically
Jun 02, 2022

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