Funny and Screwy

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Funny adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.

Usage example: that's funny, for I could have sworn I put my keys right here yesterday

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Screwy and funny are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Screwy" instead an adjective "Funny".

Nearby Words: funning, funnily

Screwy adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.

Usage example: the counterfeit bills are poorly done and would look screwy to even the untrained eye

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Funny and screwy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Funny" instead an adjective "Screwy".

Nearby Words: screw, screwed, screwing

It does not just mean "zany comedy." The Producers, say, is not a screwball comedy, although it is screwy, ballsy, and very funny.

Source: Screwball Comedy
Screwy Squirrel: Ryoko Mendo enjoys pulling pranks, causing mayhem, and setting people up against each other for motives boil down to "it is funny" or "just because".

Source: Manga / Urusei Yatsura
Screwy Squirrel: An insane squirrel that often picked on his antagonists for no reason other than because it was funny.

Source: Western Animation / Tex Avery MGM Cartoons

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