unironic
adjective
un·iron·ic
ˌən-ˌī-ˈrä-nik 
also -i-ˈrä-
unironically
ˌən-ˌī-ˈrä-ni-k(ə-)lē
adverb
also -i-ˈrä-
The first album was easygoing and frequently humorous, but it was also bracingly direct and … unironically passionate.
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Greg Sandow
Greg Sandow
Examples of unironic in a Sentence
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But, in the unironic sense, Laufey does take a big step toward possibly becoming a screen goddess, of sorts, by having starred in a short film that may serve as a calling card for a possible move into film or TV roles.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
There are unironic kitsch offerings — the sea shells evoke the grandmotherly toilets of your past — from Daniels Baths, a company that also makes the cousin to the funky toilet seat, the fuzzy toilet-seat cover.
—Nora Taylor, Curbed, 2 Jan. 2024
With her unfashionably unironic religious devotion, too, Flannery stands apart from the New York intellectuals.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
New Yorkers may dismiss the Empire State Building as kitsch, but Parisians have an unironic love for the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe.
—Nancy Hass Ilyes Griyeb, New York Times, 9 May 2023
Linklater confessed surprise at the unironic affection with which younger audiences embraced the movie and its trappings.
—Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2023
The game resumed at 10:37 after a 40-minute delay, and almost immediately Marcus Smart was whistled for an unironic delay of game.
—Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023
In which case, his mission was definitely accomplished, the problem being that the line felt so unironic as to contradict what had come before.
—James Walton, The New York Review of Books, 21 Sep. 2022
Once upon a time, Stephen King wrote a fairy tale, although the prolific author takes a third of this book, or around 200 pages, to make clear that the title of his latest opus is entirely, enjoyably unironic.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022
Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
There are unironic kitsch offerings — the sea shells evoke the grandmotherly toilets of your past — from Daniels Baths, a company that also makes the cousin to the funky toilet seat, the fuzzy toilet-seat cover.
—Nora Taylor, Curbed, 2 Jan. 2024
With her unfashionably unironic religious devotion, too, Flannery stands apart from the New York intellectuals.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
New Yorkers may dismiss the Empire State Building as kitsch, but Parisians have an unironic love for the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe.
—Nancy Hass Ilyes Griyeb, New York Times, 9 May 2023
Linklater confessed surprise at the unironic affection with which younger audiences embraced the movie and its trappings.
—Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2023
The game resumed at 10:37 after a 40-minute delay, and almost immediately Marcus Smart was whistled for an unironic delay of game.
—Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023
In which case, his mission was definitely accomplished, the problem being that the line felt so unironic as to contradict what had come before.
—James Walton, The New York Review of Books, 21 Sep. 2022
Once upon a time, Stephen King wrote a fairy tale, although the prolific author takes a third of this book, or around 200 pages, to make clear that the title of his latest opus is entirely, enjoyably unironic.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022
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“Unironic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unironic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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