funnily

adverb

Definition of funnilynext
as in strangely

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Recent Examples of funnily Caitlin Clark is tied, funnily enough, with Angel Reese atop the league with seven technical fouls apiece. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The top of the Z Fold 8 Ultra features a pop-out nanoSIM slot and, funnily enough, it's flipped compared with the Z Fold 7. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026 The path to chair-making, funnily enough, began with the wood itself—his discovery that objects could be made straight from the log, free of wooden boards and power tools. — Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026 The couple reportedly first met at a polo match in 1986, where, funnily enough, Dodi’s team played against Diana’s then-husband’s team. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 1 July 2026 Burnham’s path to power is, funnily enough, more typical of American politicians than British ones. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 Your relationship is as unique as your fingerprint, so your list of do’s and don’ts will be, too — which, funnily enough, is precisely what psychological researchers want to see. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 The 1929 landmark building has long attracted Hollywood writers and actors, and funnily enough, Rhimes’s unit once doubled as Olivia Pope’s apartment in early episodes of Scandal. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026 In 2024, a team of volunteers and engineers banded together to 3D print a harness to help a nearly three-decade-old turtle named Charlotte living with the funnily named, but medically serious, bubble butt syndrome. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnily
  1. strangely
  2. oddly
  3. peculiarly
  4. unusually
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  • From the abundance of excellent fish and chip shops nearby to the sense of stepping back in time when entering what is commonly regarded as the oldest stand still in use in the EFL, Blundell Park feels strangely life-affirming.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • By lunchtime, a building designed for hundreds of employees can feel strangely abandoned while work continues perfectly well from kitchens, patios and anywhere else with Wi-Fi.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of strangely
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  • Cortica's cap table reads oddly for a scaling healthcare company.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Alistair has the Argentinian poet Jorge Luis Borges (Luis Gnecco) coming to stay, but Parini seems oddly unconcerned by the imminent arrival of this master of letters.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of oddly
Adverb
  • Photography, then, is an expression of our peculiarly cruel way of seeing.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Building a wall may even be its own kind of narrative project—a peculiarly linear one.
    — Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
Definition of peculiarly
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  • One possible trigger for bitcoin to break out of its unusually calm trading range could come from the bond market.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Walter had held his stake in the team only since October, an unusually fast sale.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of unusually

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“Funnily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnily. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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