funnier; funniest
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2
a
: differing from the ordinary in a suspicious, perplexing, quaint, or eccentric way : peculiar
My car has been making a funny noise.
—often used as a sentence modifierFunny, things didn't turn out the way we planned.
b
: not well
my stomach feels funny
3
: involving trickery or deception
told his prisoner not to try anything funny
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Examples of funny in a Sentence
Adjective
He told a funny story.
He's a very funny guy.
What are you laughing at? There's nothing funny about it.
There's something funny going on here.
She has some funny ideas about how to run a company.
“I can't find my keys.” “That's funny—they were here a minute ago.”
My car has been making a funny noise lately.
A funny thing happened to me the other day.
It feels funny to be back here again.
It's funny that you should say that—I was just thinking the same thing myself.
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Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
In this very funny parody of portentous British novels about nature, a pragmatic young woman goes to live on the family farm with her cousins, the passionately miserable Starkadders, and decides to reform them.
—Namara Smith, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
His London thrush is exceptional, but the outtakes on that scene are so funny.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
Taking a little break from the messiness of life doesn’t hurt either — and, frankly, there’s something quite funny about a real live Deutschlander visiting the bizarre-o Alpine world that is Helen.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
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Adjective
There are frequent funny asides and philosophical musings.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
In this very funny parody of portentous British novels about nature, a pragmatic young woman goes to live on the family farm with her cousins, the passionately miserable Starkadders, and decides to reform them.
—Namara Smith, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
His London thrush is exceptional, but the outtakes on that scene are so funny.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
Taking a little break from the messiness of life doesn’t hurt either — and, frankly, there’s something quite funny about a real live Deutschlander visiting the bizarre-o Alpine world that is Helen.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
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“Funny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funny. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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funny
1 of 2 adjective
fun·ny
ˈfən-ē 
funnier; funniest
1
: causing or intended to cause laughter
a funny story
2
: different from ordinary in a way that is odd, curious, or suspicious
it's funny you should ask
that's funny—they were here yesterday
there's something funny going on
3
: involving trickery
don't try anything funny
funny
2 of 2 noun
plural funnies
1
: one that is funny
especially
: joke entry 1 sense 1
2
plural
: comic strips or the comic section of a newspaper
—usually used with the
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