Funnily (Adverb)
Meaning
In a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper".
Examples
- Her handwriting is recognisable, but it was written funnily on the birthday card in an unfamiliar colour.
- The word was spelled incorrectly but funnily still conveyed the correct message to the reader.
- Despite being grammatically incorrect, the sentence sounded funnily correct to a native speaker.
- Funnily the door that was stuck for years, opened smoothly after he had decided to replace it.
- It looks funnily out of place in the room with the old furniture, but he just loves his new mattress.