unserious

adjective

un·​se·​ri·​ous ˌən-ˈsir-ē-əs How to pronounce unserious (audio)
: not serious
unserious writers
unserious debates
… recognize the difference between serious and unserious warnings.Meg Greenfield
unseriously adverb
talking unseriously
unseriousness noun

Examples of unserious in a Sentence

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The unserious image conveys how much the drama has become a parody of itself. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025 But suspending the sitting vice president is exactly why Bluesky is unserious & doomed to fail. Morgan Kromer, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2025 Ellie is portrayed as a plucky, unserious little girl throughout Season 2, as if she’s barely grown a day past fourteen (and this isn’t helped by Bella’s youthful looks). Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 In an effort to dissuade the unserious traveler, entrance fees to the Galápagos National Park were recently doubled to $200 per person. Robin Catalano, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unserious

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unserious was in 1655

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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserious. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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