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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Saturday Night Live marked the safe return to Earth of NASA‘s Artemis II crew by imagining one astronaut’s attempt at a sober video message that gets disrupted by his very unserious colleagues.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
Orion still needs some fine-tuning As would be expected, this test flight turned up several issues that need to be addressed — including the unserious and the potentially detrimental.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
That reflects an unserious passivity that permeates every level of the Sky organization.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Outside of his political efforts, the Harvard Law alumnus is a popular social media personality known for his unserious videos.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
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William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
Orion still needs some fine-tuning As would be expected, this test flight turned up several issues that need to be addressed — including the unserious and the potentially detrimental.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
That reflects an unserious passivity that permeates every level of the Sky organization.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Outside of his political efforts, the Harvard Law alumnus is a popular social media personality known for his unserious videos.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserious. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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