funnily
In a funny or amusing mannerIn a funny or amusing manner.
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» Funnily enough, his peculiar behaviour didn't seem weird to me at all at first; well, maybe it did seem a bit odd.
Merkwürdigerweise kam mir sein eigenartiges Verhalten anfangs gar nicht seltsam vor. Na ja, ein wenig befremdlich vielleicht schon. — MUIRIEL
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2 sensesIn a funny or amusing manner.
in a strange manner
In a strange or unexpected manner, especially of a coincidence.
Who, Bob? I just ran into him last week, funnily enough.
Examples
3 sentencesFunnily enough, his peculiar behaviour didn't seem weird to me at all at first; well, maybe it did seem a bit odd.
deMerkwürdigerweise kam mir sein eigenartiges Verhalten anfangs gar nicht seltsam vor. Na ja, ein wenig befremdlich vielleicht schon. — MUIRIEL
Vladimir smiled at Martha funnily.
In a popular sci-fi show, there are two android brothers funnily named Data and Lore.
Forms
more funnily, most funnily| Comparative | more funnily Lesson |
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| Superlative | most funnily |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
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