funny

Words with a similar base: funny, funny_remark, funny_story

'funny'

[funny_story.n.01] as in: an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)

Examples:
she told a funny story
she made a funny

'funny'

[amusing.s.02] as in: arousing or provoking laughter

Examples:
an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
an amusing fellow
a comic hat
a comical look of surprise
funny stories that made everybody laugh
a very funny writer
it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
a mirthful experience
risible courtroom antics

'funny'

[curious.s.01] as in: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Examples:
a curious hybrid accent
her speech has a funny twang
they have some funny ideas about war
had an odd name
the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
something definitely queer about this town
what a rum fellow
singular behavior

'funny'

[fishy.s.01] as in: not as expected

Examples:
there was something fishy about the accident
up to some funny business
some definitely queer goings-on
a shady deal
her motives were suspect
suspicious behavior

'funny'

[funny.s.04] as in: experiencing odd bodily sensations

Examples:
told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest

Origins

					funny (English)
├── -y (English)
│   └── -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── fun (English)
    └── fon (Middle English (1100-1500))

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