funnisome en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English fun Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English funny Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English funnisome From funny + -some.
Meanings
-
Characterised or marked by funniness.
She's the most sportive, funnisome thing that ever stepped.
1871, “The Doctor's Mixture”, in All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal, volume 5, page 125:'Fun is a word Shakespeare never used, Your Ship. Nor funnier, nor funniest. Not even funnisome or funisome'st. Funny that. Nothing funny about it at all.'
2014, Bill Reed, Awash:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most funnisome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more funnisome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |