Funnyadjective
Amusing; humorous; comical.
âWhen I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.â;
Sillyadjective
Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
Funnyadjective
Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
âThe milk smelt funny so I poured it away.â; âI've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.â;
Sillyadjective
(of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
Funnyadjective
Showing unexpected resentment.
Sillyadjective
Blessed, particularly:
Funnynoun
(humorous) A joke.
Sillyadjective
Good; pious.
Funnynoun
(humorous) A comic strip.
Sillyadjective
Holy.
Funnynoun
(British) A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.
Sillyadjective
Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
Funnyadverb
(nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.
Sillyadjective
Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
Funnyadjective
Droll; comical; amusing; laughable; inciting laughter.
Sillyadjective
Helpless, defenseless.
Funnynoun
A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling.
Sillyadjective
Insignificant, worthless, especially with regard to land quality.
Funnyadjective
arousing or provoking laughter;
âan amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfallsâ; âan amusing fellowâ; âa comic hatâ; âa comical look of surpriseâ; âfunny stories that made everybody laughâ; âa very funny writerâ; âit would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so muchâ; âa mirthful experienceâ; ârisible courtroom anticsâ;
Sillyadjective
Weak, frail; flimsy use concerning people and animals is now obsolete.
Funnyadjective
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;
âa curious hybrid accentâ; âher speech has a funny twangâ; âthey have some funny ideas about warâ; âhad an odd nameâ; âthe peculiar aromatic odor of clovesâ; âsomething definitely queer about this townâ; âwhat a rum fellowâ; âsingular behaviorâ;
Sillyadjective
Sickly; feeble; infirm.
Funnyadjective
not as expected;
âthere was something fishy about the accidentâ; âup to some funny businessâ; âsome definitely queer goings-onâ; âa shady dealâ; âher motives were suspectâ; âsuspicious behaviorâ;
Sillyadjective
Simple, plain, particularly:
Funnyadjective
experiencing odd bodily sensations;
âtold the doctor about the funny sensations in her chestâ;
Sillyadjective
Rustic, homely.
Funnyadverb
in a strange manner;
âa queerly inscribed sheet of paperâ; âhe acted kind of funnyâ;
Sillyadjective
(obsolete) Lowly, of humble station.
Funnyadverb
in a comical manner;
âshe acted comicallyâ;
Sillyadjective
Mentally simple, foolish, particularly:
Funnyadjective
causing laughter or amusement; humorous
âthe play is hilariously funnyâ; âa funny storyâ;
Sillyadjective
(obsolete) Rustic, uneducated, unlearned.
Funnyadjective
used to emphasize that something is serious or should be taken seriously
âstealing other people's work isn't funnyâ;
Sillyadjective
Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
Funnyadjective
difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd
âI had a funny feeling you'd be aroundâ; âthe funny thing is I can't remember much about itâ; âI do get some funny looksâ; âit's a funny old worldâ; âthat's funny!âthat vase of flowers has been movedâ;
Sillyadjective
(Scottish) Mentally retarded.
Funnyadjective
unusual, especially in such a way as to arouse suspicion
âthere was something funny going onâ;
Sillyadjective
Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
Funnyadjective
slightly but undefinably unwell
âsuddenly my stomach felt funnyâ; âAre you okay? You look a bit funnyâ;
Sillyadjective
Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
Funnynoun
comic strips in newspapers
âI read the sports page, funnies, and editorialâ;
Sillyadverb
Sillily: in a silly manner.
Funnynoun
a joke or witty remark
âhe regaled his hosts with a few funniesâ; âI was trying to make a funny, but failed miserablyâ;
Sillynoun
(colloquial) A silly person.
Sillynoun
A term of address.
Sillynoun
(colloquial) A mistake.
Sillyadjective
Happy; fortunate; blessed.
Sillyadjective
Harmless; innocent; inoffensive.
âThe silly virgin strove him to withstand.â; âA silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog.â;
Sillyadjective
Weak; helpless; frail.
âAfter long storms . . . With which my silly bark was tossed sore.â; âThe silly buckets on the deck.â;
Sillyadjective
Rustic; plain; simple; humble.
âA fourth man, in a sillyhabit.â; âAll that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.â;
Sillyadjective
Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
Sillyadjective
Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.
Sillynoun
a word used for misbehaving children;
âdon't be a sillyâ;
Sillyadjective
pungent adjectives of disesteem;
âgave me a cockamamie reason for not goingâ; âwore a goofy hatâ; âa silly ideaâ; âsome wacky plan for selling more booksâ;
Sillyadjective
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity;
âa dizzy blondeâ; âlight-headed teenagersâ; âsilly gigglesâ;
Sillyadjective
inspiring scornful pity;
âhow silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in yearsâ;
Sillyadjective
dazed from or as if from repeated blows;
âknocked silly by the impactâ; âslaphappy with exhaustionâ;
Sillyadjective
having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish
âanother of his silly jokesâ; ââDon't be silly!â she saidâ;
Sillyadjective
ridiculously trivial or frivolous
âhe would brood about silly thingsâ;
Sillyadjective
used to convey that an activity or process has been engaged in to such a degree that someone is no longer capable of thinking or acting sensibly
âhe often drank himself sillyâ; âhis mother worried herself silly over himâ;
Sillyadjective
(especially of a woman, child, or animal) helpless; defenceless.
Sillyadjective
denoting fielding positions very close to the batsman
âsilly mid-onâ;
Sillynoun
a foolish person (often used as a form of address)
âcome on, sillyâ;