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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Karen, the literal rocket scientist in the Wilson family, is obviously Hen’s first choice, but her wife simply can’t reconcile her own serious science career with Tripp’s deeply unserious approach.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
Ex-Protestant Americans tend to think of learnedness and faith as being at these complete cross purposes, to the point that somebody having a serious crisis of faith seems unserious.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer referred to an earlier video, also featuring Jeffries in a sombrero, as childish and evidence that the White House and the GOP were unserious about the shutdown.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
After the White House meeting, the president posted a cartoonish fake video mocking the Democratic leadership that was widely viewed as unserious and racist.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
Ex-Protestant Americans tend to think of learnedness and faith as being at these complete cross purposes, to the point that somebody having a serious crisis of faith seems unserious.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer referred to an earlier video, also featuring Jeffries in a sombrero, as childish and evidence that the White House and the GOP were unserious about the shutdown.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
After the White House meeting, the president posted a cartoonish fake video mocking the Democratic leadership that was widely viewed as unserious and racist.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserious. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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