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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There’s no questioning how serious Jack takes the situation, just as there’s no doubting how unserious the situation actually is.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2025
Or are the Chiefs simply unserious?
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Republicans slammed a counteroffer from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to address expiring Obamacare subsidies as dead on arrival and an unserious attempt to end the shutdown stalemate.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Many skilled bartenders seem to scorn the Bloody Mary, regarding it as unserious and lightweight, just as many in the food world loathe brunch, the meal most often associated with the Bloody Mary, or wine people ridicule Sancerre, seeing it as a fallback order for people who know little about wine.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2025
Or are the Chiefs simply unserious?
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Republicans slammed a counteroffer from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to address expiring Obamacare subsidies as dead on arrival and an unserious attempt to end the shutdown stalemate.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Many skilled bartenders seem to scorn the Bloody Mary, regarding it as unserious and lightweight, just as many in the food world loathe brunch, the meal most often associated with the Bloody Mary, or wine people ridicule Sancerre, seeing it as a fallback order for people who know little about wine.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserious. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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