funny
adjective (STRANGE) /ˈfʌn.i/Definition
B1 strange, surprising, unexpected, or difficult to explain or understand: The washing machine is making a funny noise again. He's got some funny ideas about how to bring up children. That's funny - I'm sure I left my keys here. A funny thing happened to me on the way to the crematorium. Do you think this jacket looks a bit funny with these trousers? It's funny how Alec always disappears whenever there's work to be done. She's a funny girl (= she is strange and difficult to understand).UK informal The television's gone funny (= isn't working correctly).Strange, suspicious and unnatural
(Definition of funny adjective (STRANGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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