Is "Funnest" Really A Word?

"Funnest is a regular superlative of the adjective fun. However, the use of fun as an adjective is itself still often seen as informal or casual and to be avoided in formal writing, and this would apply equally to the superlative form.

Merriam-Webster, however, gives fun as an adjective without comment, and states that funner and funnest are 'sometimes' used. Because of the remaining stigma, most fun may be preferred in formal writing."

Thank you, SherryHolderHunt, for bringing this Wiktionary entry to my attention.

And, ugh, ack! Blehk! Even Merriam-Webster Dictionary says:

Main Entry: fun
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): sometimes fun·ner; sometimes fun·nest
Date: circa 1846

Noooooo! Not them too!

"No results found for funnest:
Did you mean fun nest (in dictionary) or Fingest (in reference)?"

Ha!

And check out World Wide Words:

"What we're seeing here is language evolution in action. So the straightforward answer to your question is: yes, you can use these forms, and people are doing so increasingly often.

But if your question was really asking whether it is acceptable to use them in all circumstances, then I have to say firmly that, no, it isn't, not yet anyway. They are definitely informal and they should still be avoided when speaking or writing standard or formal English."

You did note the "should still be avoided" part, right? Okay, good.

"Funnest" is not a word, people! by BettyBottariPros

Which is the same reaction I have to my stinky pooch.

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