funny-looking

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funny-looking

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From funny + looking. First use appears c. 1807. See citations page.

adjective funnier-looking · more funny-looking · funniest-looking · most funny-looking

derogatory, idiomatic, informal Having a strange or unusual appearance. Donaldson is not by any means one of God’s chosen entertainment-industry stars. He’s not especially handsome, and neither is he particularly funny-looking. At 6ft 5in, and with the sparse reddish beard he nowadays sports, he has the charmingly awkward aspect of a teen who has recently put on a growt
derogatory, idiomatic, informal Having a comical or humorous appearance.

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@misc{funny_looking_2026,
  title = {funny-looking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/funny-looking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}