Collocations for funny - adj.
1. making you laugh
VERBS
be, look, seem | become, get
The movie gets funnier towards the end.
The movie gets funnier towards the end.
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ADV.
achingly, bloody (taboo), brilliantly, dead, extraordinarily, extremely, genuinely, hilariously, hysterically, really, riotously, terribly, uproariously, very, wickedly, wildly, wonderfully
At last, a genuinely funny comedy show! | His performance was hilariously funny. | You should have seen it - it was terribly funny!
At last, a genuinely funny comedy show! | His performance was hilariously funny. | You should have seen it - it was terribly funny!
almost | pretty, quite | unintentionally
2. strange
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, strike sb as, taste
Didn''t it strike you as funny that Adam wasn''t there? | This wine tastes funny.
Didn''t it strike you as funny that Adam wasn''t there? | This wine tastes funny.
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Don''t you find it a bit funny that she never mentions her husband?
Don''t you find it a bit funny that she never mentions her husband?
ADV.
extremely, really, very | a bit, a little, pretty, rather
Helen gave me a rather funny look.
Helen gave me a rather funny look.
PHRASES
funny little
He''s a funny little man.
He''s a funny little man.
funny old
It''s a funny old world, isn''t it?
It''s a funny old world, isn''t it?