One of those nit-picky questions

[wolfie-18.livejournal.com]

Ok, so a guy asks me "How do you say, girl, you're funny?" And I responded with "ДЕвушка, ты смЕшная." And the girl was right there and she corrected me with смешнАя. Then I thought to myself "Well, what's the original? Is it смЕшный or смешнЫй. Hey wait a second, ы is never accented in adjectives. So is it смешнОй?" So I went to the dictionary and lo and behold, it was. So my question is this, if the accent falls on the Ая part of the adjective, can one safely assume that it will always be Ой for the original, undeclined, masculine counterpart?

And as I looked it up, I saw смешливый - given to laughter. That makes no sense to me, so can someone please clarify what that means and perhaps use it in a sentence?

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[hellga.livejournal.com]

смешливый - someone who likes to laugh, who laughs often

[mithgol.livejournal.com]

So my question is this, if the accent falls on the „áя“ part of the adjective, can one safely assume that it will always be „óй“ for the original, undeclined, masculine counterpart?

Yes.

And „смешливый“ is “[always] ready to laugh [to giggle]”.

Example:
«...она была настолько смешливою девчонкой, что и это меткое замечание Андрея, пусть и не будучи особенно смешным самó по себе, заставило её захихикать...»

[gera.livejournal.com]

Смешливый - prone to laughter.

Also, a usage tip: unlike "funny" in English, "смешной" is rarely a compiment. Usually it means someone you'd laugh at, rather than someone whose jokes you'd laugh at.

[dr-s.livejournal.com]

I would translate "You are funny" as "С тобой не соскучишься!", literally "One can never be bored in your company". Does it convey the English meaning?

[nymphatacita.livejournal.com]

If I told someone I was never bored in their company, it would mean to me that they were an interesting person, which could include funny, but does not necessarily mean funny.

[gera.livejournal.com]

In fact, in Russian this idiom is usually used sarcastically, meaning: you are a troublemaker.

[simonff.livejournal.com]

A better translation that can actually be taken as a compliment would be "Ты забавный \ забавная".