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αστείος — meaning in English

asteios

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English meaning

  • funny adj Causing laughter or amusement.
  • humorous adjective Funny or amusing; intended to make people laugh.
  • lame adj Unable to walk normally because of an injury or problem with the legs or feet.
  • laughable adj So absurd or badly done that it deserves mockery rather than serious attention.
  • tongue in cheek adjective Meant as a joke rather than seriously, while being delivered in a straight-faced or apparently sincere way.

Senses

αστείος is used for these senses in English:

  • funny Amusing; humorous; comical. [from mid-18th c.]
  • humorous Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
  • humorous Showing humor; witty, jocular.
  • lame (colloquial) Unconvincing or unbelievable.
  • laughable (now, rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
  • tongue-in-cheek (idiomatic) Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.

funny — full definition

  1. adj Causing laughter or amusement.
  2. adj Strange, odd, or suspicious.
  3. noun A joke or amusing remark.

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