[fun.ny] adj fun.ni.er ; -est (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 "~, things didn't turn out the way we planned"
3: involving trickery or deception "told his prisoner not to try anything ~" -- fun.ni.ly adv -- fun.ni.ness n -- funny adv
[2]funny n, pl funnies (1852) 1: one that is funny; esp: joke
2. pl: comic strips or the comic section of a periodical--usu. used with the