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Noun
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(n)
funny story (funny_story%1:10:00::)
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good story (good_story%1:10:00::)
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funny remark (funny_remark%1:10:00::)
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funny (funny%1:10:00::)
(an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line))
"she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"
Adjective
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(adj)
amusing (amusing%3:00:00:humorous:00)
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comic (comic%3:00:00:humorous:00)
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comical (comical%3:00:00:humorous:00)
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funny (funny%3:00:00:humorous:00)
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laughable (laughable%3:00:00:humorous:00)
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mirthful (mirthful%3:00:00:humorous:00)
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risible (risible%3:00:00:humorous:00)
(arousing or provoking laughter)
"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"
S:
(adj)
curious (curious%3:00:00:strange:00)
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funny (funny%3:00:00:strange:00)
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odd (odd%3:00:00:strange:00)
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peculiar (peculiar%3:00:00:strange:00)
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queer (queer%3:00:00:strange:00)
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rum (rum%3:00:00:strange:00)
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rummy (rummy%3:00:00:strange:00)
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singular (singular%3:00:00:strange:00)
(beyond or deviating from the usual or expected)
"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"
S:
(adj)
fishy (fishy%3:00:00:questionable:00)
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funny (funny%3:00:00:questionable:00)
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shady (shady%3:00:00:questionable:00)
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suspect (suspect%3:00:00:questionable:00)
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suspicious (suspicious%3:00:00:questionable:00)
(not as expected)
"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"
S:
(adj)
funny (funny%3:00:00:ill:01)
(experiencing odd bodily sensations)
"told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"