unserious
adjective
un·se·ri·ous
ˌən-ˈsir-ē-əs 
: not serious
unserious writers
unserious debates
… recognize the difference between serious and unserious warnings.—
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unseriously
adverb
talking unseriously
unseriousness
noun
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Nobody takes the famously unserious holiday of April Fools as seriously as Adult Swim.
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League sources told the Herald at the NFL combine last month the Patriots felt the asking price for Brown was unserious.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The inclusion of Logan Paul for Saturday's event proved the totally unserious nature of the roster construction.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
League sources told the Herald at the NFL combine last month the Patriots felt the asking price for Brown was unserious.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The inclusion of Logan Paul for Saturday's event proved the totally unserious nature of the roster construction.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
This is not to say that all trade paperbacks are unserious or undeserving of coverage.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserious. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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