Jolly vs Funny - What's the difference?
jolly | funny |
Full of high and merry spirits; jovial.
(British) a pleasure trip or excursion
To amuse or divert.
* Amusing; humorous; comical.
Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
(humorous) A joke.
* 2014 , Brian Conaghan, When Mr. Dog Bites (page 54)
(humorous) A comic strip.
* 2009 , R. P. Moffa, The Vaulted Sky (page 343)
(British) A narrow boat for sculling.
In british terms the difference between jolly and funny
is that jolly is a pleasure trip or excursion while funny is a narrow boat for sculling.As an adverb jolly
is very, extremely.As a verb jolly
is to amuse or divert.As a proper noun Jolly
is {{given name|female}.jolly
English
Adjective
(er)Noun
(jollies)Derived terms
* jolly wellVerb
Derived terms
* jolly someone alongReferences
JOLLYin the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. 15, p. 495. English degree adverbs ----
funny
English
Etymology 1
From .Adjective
(er)- When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny .
- The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
- I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
Synonyms
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Noun
(funnies)- Everyone would be sitting on big fluffy white clouds singing songs, telling funnies and just enjoying the day.
- His father was more likely to listen to the radio, although he would read the Sunday funnies , and his grandmother would only read the Italian language paper she picked up at the corner candy store.