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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Rather than a narrative epic of unserious failsons, the film offers a relatively straightforward portrait of buffoonish elites who believe that their runaway entrepreneurial success entitles them to rule over the lower-IQ’d masses.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
The internet, though, is a very unserious place and fans of the show have honed in on one particularly hilarious fact.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 25 May 2025
Dan Shapiro, former ambassador to Israel under President Barack Obama
Trump helped create this problem with his unserious Gaza Riviera proposal.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
Across the court was Kornet, a patently unserious man, nursing a gash on his elbow.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
The internet, though, is a very unserious place and fans of the show have honed in on one particularly hilarious fact.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 25 May 2025
Dan Shapiro, former ambassador to Israel under President Barack Obama
Trump helped create this problem with his unserious Gaza Riviera proposal.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
Across the court was Kornet, a patently unserious man, nursing a gash on his elbow.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserious. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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