Funnily
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfʌnəli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Funnily is an adverb meaning In a funny or amusing manner.
Meaning
In a funny or amusing manner.
More Meanings
- In a strange or unexpected manner, especially of a coincidence.
Example Sentences
Who, Bob? I just ran into him last week, funnily enough.
It hurts to swallow and to eat . . . sometimes, I find myself breathing funnily. The doctors have not found anything, even after the X-ray, but I feel that there is something physically wrong . . .
In this respect then, Gabriel's repetitive lyric of everyone playing: “games without frontiers and war without tears” was on the one hand quite funnily wrong. 'It's a Knockout' produced tears of laughter. […]
Synonyms for funnily
Depending on context, synonyms include amusingly, funny, strangely, unexpectedly, oddly, queerly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oddly, strangely, queerly, amusingly, comically, humorously.
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