unserious

adjective un·se·ri·ous \ ˌən-ˈsir-ē-əs \

Definition of unserious

: not serious

unserious writers

unserious debates

… recognize the difference between serious and unserious warnings.
—Meg Greenfield

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unseriously

adverb

- talking unseriously

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unseriousness

noun

Recent Examples of unserious from the Web

If ever the i Division were merely a virtue-signaling pilot program with unserious volume expectations, Dieselgate put an end to that.

— dan neil, WSJ, "The Avant-Garde BMW i8: Bavaria’s Answer to Tesla," 31 Aug. 2017
Black men have long been caricatures in the Bachelor franchise, depicted as disposable and unserious candidates for lasting love.

— robin m. boylorn, Slate Magazine, "The Heartbreaking First Black Bachelorette," 8 Aug. 2017
Many colleagues in your own party seem unserious about governing.

— james hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Republican committee chairmen are retiring in droves, despite unified control of Congress," 3 Nov. 2017
To betray them, or to be unserious in their defense is a betrayal of the fundamental obligations of American leadership.

— taylor hosking, The Atlantic, "Full Transcript: Senator Jeff Flake Announces He Won't Seek Reelection," 24 Oct. 2017
To betray them, or to be unserious in their defense is a betrayal of the fundamental obligations of American leadership.

— latimes.com, "Read Sen. Jeff Flake's speech announcing he will not seek reelection: 'I will not be complicit'," 24 Oct. 2017
To betray them or to be unserious in their defense is a betrayal of the fundamental obligations of American leadership.

— megan friedman, Esquire, "Read the Full Transcript of Jeff Flake’s Senate Speech Denouncing President Trump," 24 Oct. 2017
To betray them, or to be unserious in their defense is a betrayal of the fundamental obligations of American leadership.

— CNN, "Jeff Flake's full speech announcing he won't run for re-election," 24 Oct. 2017
Dog autism, like Moon’s spinning, may seem unserious.

— kathryn bowers, Slate Magazine, "Can Dogs Have Autism?," 12 June 2017

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