Funny and Wry

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Funny adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.

Usage example: a very funny movie that had audiences rolling in the aisles

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

Nearby Words: funning, funnily

Wry adjective - Humorously sarcastic or mocking.

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Funny and wry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Funny" instead an adjective "Wry".

Nearby Word: wryly

Comments: Check out the rest of this author's work, which is wry and well-observed and very funny, particularly the witty "The Case of The Asphyxiated Acafan".

Source: Fanfic Recs / Sherlock
If a character in any given show is constantly cracking wise and making wry observations, no matter how clever and funny they are, they never elicit so much as a smirk from any of the other characters.

Source: Tough Room

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