adj. & n.
--adj. (funnier, funniest)
1. amusing, comical.
2 strange, perplexing, hard to account for.
3 colloq. slightly unwell, eccentric, etc.
--n. (pl. -ies) (usu. in pl.) colloq.
1. a comic strip in a newspaper.
2 a joke.
Phrases and idioms:
funny-bone the part of the elbow over which the ulnar nerve passes. funny business
1. sl. misbehaviour or deception.
2 comic behaviour, comedy. funny-face joc. colloq. an affectionate form of address. funny farm sl. a mental hospital. funny-ha-ha colloq.
sense
1. of adj. funny man a clown or comedian, esp. a professional. funny money colloq. inflated currency. funny paper a newspaper etc. containing humorous matter. funny-peculiar colloq. senses 2, 3 of adj.
Derivatives:
funnily adv. funniness n.
Etymology: FUN + -Y(1)