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# funnily

adverb

«funnily» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a funny or strange way: «He walked funnily after the long ride.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnily/#m1)
2. Mainly in «funnily enough»: used to say something is surprising or a strange coincidence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnily/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday speech «funnily enough» introduces a surprise or coincidence; in stories it signals an unexpected twist. Phrases: «funnily enough».

### Examples

- Funnily enough, my teacher has the same birthday as me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnily/#x1)
- The clown walked funnily in his huge shoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnily/#x2)
- Funnily enough, I was just thinking about you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnily/#x3)
- My leg felt funnily heavy after sitting on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnily/#x4)
- Funnily enough, the dog ate the carrot but not the meat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnily/#x5)
- She spoke funnily because she had a cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnily/#x6)

### Note

Spelt with double n and «-ily»: funny → funnily. «Funnily enough» does not mean something is a joke; it means it is surprising or a coincidence.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «funnily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«funnily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/funnily.html) on Mova free.