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funnily

adv. manner
B2 Upper Intermediate UK //fˈʌnɪli// fun·ni·ly

adv. in a way that is funny or makes you laugh. You use it to describe how someone does something or how a situation happens.

adv. in a manner that is amusing or causes laughter. Often used to describe the execution of an action or the nature of a situation.


SIMPLE

He told the joke funnily and everyone laughed.

CONTEXTUAL

The cat fell off the sofa funnily, landing on its feet and looking completely unbothered.

COMPLEX

The comedian's delivery was so funnily timed that the audience struggled to catch their breath between the punchlines of his opening set.

Synonyms
Origin

From funny + -ly.

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