unfunny

adjective

un·​fun·​ny ˌən-ˈfə-nē How to pronounce unfunny (audio)
unfunnier; unfunniest
: not funny : unamusing
an unfunny joke
an unfunny performer/performance
unfunnily adverb
unfunniness noun

Examples of unfunny in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web King and co-writer Simon Farnaby stuff the movie with head-scratching, vastly unfunny fat jokes that feel pulled from an early aughts romantic comedy. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2023 That led to a bit on strong women, Jeff Bezos’ divorce and male gold diggers, with an unnecessary (and unfunny) shot at the WNBA. Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024 The Washington Post’s current attempts at being clever can be humiliatingly unfunny. Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024 People called her rude, untalented, unfunny, and accused her of being a nepo baby or worse, simply another influencer wasting everyone’s time. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024 In this obnoxiously unfunny followup from Paramount+, stars Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson return as hapless fast food employees. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023 For a professional comedian, Fielder is disturbingly good at creating congenitally unfunny characters. Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023 The film, a sort of wan, unfunny cousin to an erstwhile Woody Allen comedy, finds morose and neurotic opera composer Steven Lauddem (a schlumpy, sad-eyed Dinklage) with writer’s block as a commission deadline looms. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023 Even by the unsparing nature of the Studio 60 Problem, Che’s comedy — both on stage and in civilian quips — remains almost shockingly unfunny. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unfunny was in 1858

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“Unfunny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfunny. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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