funnilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈfʌnᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈfənəli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: funny adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < funny adj. + -ly suffix².

1. In an amusing or humorous manner; comically.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adverb] > comically or humorously

mirthfully1508

comically1581

drolly1662

funnily1749

farcicallya1779

ticklingly1898

pricelessly1934

zanily1958

1749 I. G. Hist. Filchum Cantum 25 The Wag funnily says—I have thee.

1790 ‘P. Pindar’ Rowland for Oliver 4 S.P.Q.R. which meaneth only Sentatus Populusque Romanus, unwisely, yet funnily, did I make out to be Sam Paddon, a Queer Rogue.

1814 Countess Granville Let. 18 Nov. (1894) I. 51 [He] says she..talks so funnily and sweetly.

a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) v. 317 It was funnily done; which was not always the case, for it was often with bitter gravity.

1929 Manitoba Free Press 19 Nov. 19/2 [The play] is produced against settings that are very graceful. Starts funnily and ends more funnily.

1962 G. Wescott Images Truth ii. 32 She was as good-looking as they, whether or not she could have performed as funnily.

2016 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 8 June (Sport section) 15 He read out funnily absurd poems on TV.

2. Strangely, oddly, curiously; surprisingly. Also frequently as a sentence adverb. Originally and chiefly in funnily enough.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adverb]

unmindlingOE

unsupposedc1425

unweeninglyc1480

ex improviso1521

unprovidedly1539

unexpectedly1605

unhopedly1611

unimagined1614

inexpectedly1626

startlinglya1645

surprisingly1667

unhoped1667

astonishingly1668

staggeringlya1682

shockingly1741

outrageously1749

funnily1837

shockingly1883

amazingly1928

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adverb] > oddly

odd1603

oddlya1616

quirkishly1673

queerly1698

singularly1752

quarely1805

rumly1819

funnily1837

peculiarly1847

funny1852

rummily1891

quirkily1926

off1966

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adverb] > in a strange manner > and interesting

curious1594

curiously1665

funnily1837

1837 Hampshire Advertiser 15 June The Liberals have, funnily enough, started another candidate, for whom they have not obtained a hundred votes.

1839 London Magnet 14 Oct. 6/2 I must say, sir, that her hair is done funnily.

1876 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 8 Jan. 8/6 The pews are low, and funnily shaped at the ends.

1909 Amer. Golfer June 447/2 Funnily, he is never seen to sit down and study the line of his putts.

1920 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Feb. 82/4 How funnily that man walks!

1969 P. Larkin Let. 16 Mar. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 412 Funnily enough we are conferencing in Belfast next week—they have a new Library.

1989 B. Head Tales Tenderness & Power (1990) 17 Nobody believed me, of course, and funnily enough I was telling the truth.

1993 Daily Mail (Nexis) 30 Sept. 3 Funnily, I can remember none of the things we did in the studio.

2001 H. Cross My Summer of Love (2002) 10 She looked funnily orange from the sunbed.

2014 Hot 1 Mar. 27/1 Funnily enough, Kimora herself has yet to announce their marriage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	funnily
释义	funnilyadv. Brit. /ˈfʌnᵻli/, U.S. /ˈfənəli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: funny adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < funny adj. + -ly suffix². 1. In an amusing or humorous manner; comically. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adverb] > comically or humorously mirthfully1508 comically1581 drolly1662 funnily1749 farcicallya1779 ticklingly1898 pricelessly1934 zanily1958 1749 I. G. Hist. Filchum Cantum 25 The Wag funnily says—I have thee. 1790 ‘P. Pindar’ Rowland for Oliver 4 S.P.Q.R. which meaneth only Sentatus Populusque Romanus, unwisely, yet funnily, did I make out to be Sam Paddon, a Queer Rogue. 1814 Countess Granville Let. 18 Nov. (1894) I. 51 [He] says she..talks so funnily and sweetly. a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) v. 317 It was funnily done; which was not always the case, for it was often with bitter gravity. 1929 Manitoba Free Press 19 Nov. 19/2 [The play] is produced against settings that are very graceful. Starts funnily and ends more funnily. 1962 G. Wescott Images Truth ii. 32 She was as good-looking as they, whether or not she could have performed as funnily. 2016 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 8 June (Sport section) 15 He read out funnily absurd poems on TV. 2. Strangely, oddly, curiously; surprisingly. Also frequently as a sentence adverb. Originally and chiefly in funnily enough. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adverb] unmindlingOE unsupposedc1425 unweeninglyc1480 ex improviso1521 unprovidedly1539 unexpectedly1605 unhopedly1611 unimagined1614 inexpectedly1626 startlinglya1645 surprisingly1667 unhoped1667 astonishingly1668 staggeringlya1682 shockingly1741 outrageously1749 funnily1837 shockingly1883 amazingly1928 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adverb] > oddly odd1603 oddlya1616 quirkishly1673 queerly1698 singularly1752 quarely1805 rumly1819 funnily1837 peculiarly1847 funny1852 rummily1891 quirkily1926 off1966 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adverb] > in a strange manner > and interesting curious1594 curiously1665 funnily1837 1837 Hampshire Advertiser 15 June The Liberals have, funnily enough, started another candidate, for whom they have not obtained a hundred votes. 1839 London Magnet 14 Oct. 6/2 I must say, sir, that her hair is done funnily. 1876 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 8 Jan. 8/6 The pews are low, and funnily shaped at the ends. 1909 Amer. Golfer June 447/2 Funnily, he is never seen to sit down and study the line of his putts. 1920 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Feb. 82/4 How funnily that man walks! 1969 P. Larkin Let. 16 Mar. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 412 Funnily enough we are conferencing in Belfast next week—they have a new Library. 1989 B. Head Tales Tenderness & Power (1990) 17 Nobody believed me, of course, and funnily enough I was telling the truth. 1993 Daily Mail (Nexis) 30 Sept. 3 Funnily, I can remember none of the things we did in the studio. 2001 H. Cross My Summer of Love (2002) 10 She looked funnily orange from the sunbed. 2014 Hot 1 Mar. 27/1 Funnily enough, Kimora herself has yet to announce their marriage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1749
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