funnily

«funnily» in Mova's school dictionary: In a funny or strange way: «He walked funnily after the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) In a funny or strange way: «He walked funnily after the long ride.» tree →

2) Mainly in «funnily enough»: used to say something is surprising or a strange coincidence. tree →

sense 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 →
• The clown walked funnily in his huge shoes. tree →
• Funnily enough, I was just thinking about you. tree →
• My leg felt funnily heavy after sitting on it. tree →
• Funnily enough, the dog ate the carrot but not the meat. tree →
• She spoke funnily because she had a cold. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «funnily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.