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funny
adjective [-er/-est only] (STRANGE) /ˈfʌn·i/Definition
› strange or surprising, or difficult to explain or understand: The washing machine is making funny noises again. Something funny is going on next door. That’s funny – I’m sure I left my keys here, but now I can’t find them. [+ question word] It’s funny how Pat always disappears whenever there’s work to be done. › If you feel funny, you feel slightly ill: He felt a little funny after taking a pill on an empty stomach.
(Definition of funny adjective (STRANGE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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