I. ˈfənē, -ni adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: fun (II) + -y
1.
a. : affording light mirth and laughter typically by means of absurdity or oddness without much subtlety : amusing
when they laughed it was not because they thought it was funny but out of embarrassment — Barnaby Conrad
he is the funniest writer in the world, with more kinds of fun than any other, from the broadest burlesque … to the final subtlety of the tear-stained smile — Robert Morse
b. : seeking or intended to amuse : facetious , trifling
don't take him so seriously; he was just being funny
cut out the funny business and get to work
a tactical mistake — to … get funny with an official — Irish Digest
2.
a. : differing from the ordinary in a suspicious, perplexing, quaint, or eccentric way : queer , odd , fishy
they'd surely think it funny if we shot up the price now — C.G.Benjamin
b. : ill
came to the doctor with the vague complaint that he felt funny all over
he had been a bit funny in the top story — Norman Lewis
c. : intoxicated
3. : involving trickery or deception : spurious , underhanded
warned them he would shoot if they tried any funny stuff
fake bidding and other funny business at the auction
4. : comic 3
reading the funny page in a daily paper
Synonyms: see laughable
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: perhaps from funny (I)
: a narrow clinker-built British scull with one pair of outriggers for the oarlocks
III. noun
( -es )
Etymology: funny (I)
1. : one that is funny
cast him as one of the funnies — Robertson Davies
2. : a comic strip or comic section of a newspaper or periodical — usually used in plural
follow their adventures in the funnies
look at the funnies
IV. adverb
: in an odd or amusing way
made them suspicious when he began acting funny