n.
Pronunciation: ' f ə -n ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: fun · ni · er ; -est
Date: 1756
1 a : affording light mirth and laughter : AMUSING b : seeking or intended to amuse : FACETIOUS
2 : differing from the ordinary in a suspicious, perplexing, quaint, or eccentric way : PECULIAR ― often used as a sentence modifier < funny , things didn't turn out the way we planned>
3 : involving trickery or deception <told his prisoner not to try anything funny >
– fun · ni · ly \ ' f ə -n ə -l ē \ adverb
– fun · ni · ness \ ' f ə -n ē -n ə s \ noun
– funny adverb