funnily en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈfʌnəli/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English funny Middle English -ly English -ly English funnily From funny + -ly.
Meanings
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In a funny or amusing manner.
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. […]
2015 December 26, Victor Robert Farrell, Night-Whispers Vol 01-Q1-'Stirring Passions', Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 143:
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In a strange or unexpected manner, especially of a coincidence.
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 . . .
1982, Stephen Murgatroyd, Ray Woolfe, quoting a rape victim, “Some Physical Reactions”, in Coping with Crisis: Understanding and Helping People in Need, London: Harper & Row, →ISBN, part 2 (Crises), chapter 10 (Rape), page 126:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most funnily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more funnily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
funny · unexpectedly · strangely · amusingly