'...look at somebody funny...'?

[Mehrgan]

Hi all,

Would it be alright to say this in a sentence like the following one?

'...he looks at me funny whenever I go past!'
The question is, could 'funny' be an adverb in such sentences? And if yes, what does that exactly mean?


Thanks a lot in advance!

[riquecohen]

Hi all,

Would it be alright to say this in a sentence like the following one?

'...he looks at me funny whenever I go past!'
The question is, could 'funny' be an adverb in such sentences? And if yes, what does that exactly mean? He looks at me in a strange way.


Thanks a lot in advance!

Several dictionaries at OneLook Dictionary Search list funny as an adverb as well as an adjective.

[konungursvia]

Yes, and here, it means strangely, not in an amused way.

We say "funny strange, or funny ha-ha?" as a question to ask which people mean, sometimes.

[5jj]

If someone looked at you funnily, it would suggest that they were trying to make you laugh and/or that they caused you to laugh.

funnily1........funnily2