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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The Senate’s $4 billion cuts over the same ten years is an unserious attempt to right our economic ship.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
In fact, if Subway Takes had an easily quantifiable characteristic, the best way to describe it would probably be unserious.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Quite simply, this is an unserious proposal from unserious people.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
The frenzy of comments included observations that inexpensive first dates can be read as unserious or lacking in effort.
—Myisha Battle, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
In fact, if Subway Takes had an easily quantifiable characteristic, the best way to describe it would probably be unserious.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Quite simply, this is an unserious proposal from unserious people.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
The frenzy of comments included observations that inexpensive first dates can be read as unserious or lacking in effort.
—Myisha Battle, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserious. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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