unamusing

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Recent Examples of unamusing For some, the fundamental flaw will be that, despite the title, the comic material (mostly culled from vintage gags of the period) the characters perform onstage sounds painfully unamusing to contemporary ears. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2017
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Adjective
  • Walker joins as the imposing, entitled and humorless Peter Van Laar III, the wealthy heir to the Van Laar estate, whose behavior is a struggle for both his wife, Alice, and 13-year-old daughter.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 May 2026
  • As such, Eddy is off to tour the South as a salesman as the boys spend the summer with their humorless granny (Ellen Ratner) and their childlike Aunt Bella (Renee Rogoff), who works in the store.
    Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • On paper, some of the six, all of whom are far-right conservatives, have enviable educational backgrounds, but the record has proven that each one is openly political and willing to rubber-stamp nearly all of DeSantis’ lame and unconstitutional policies.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • In November 2008 an errant air strike, conducted under auspices of a lame-duck Bush administration, killed 37 civilians who were at a wedding party in Wech Baghtu, Afghanistan.
    Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Adjective
  • This extravagant, cartoonish, and shockingly unfunny folly about the hysteria surrounding a Japanese invasion of California shows a boy-wonder director testing his limits — and overstepping them.
    Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
  • But Colbert got rich with his unfunny satire.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Adjective
  • The school was a dream for a few years, with families talking about the idea, but the actual planning began in earnest last year.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • The result is an earnest tribute to Nicks’ vulnerability, resilience and artistry.
    Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
Adjective
  • What Research Shows About Cancer in Dogs While there is no evidence that turkey tail shrinks tumors, the mushroom has drawn real scientific interest as a complementary therapy for serious illness.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • The new guidance was heavily criticized by health groups, which argued the decision could sow confusion and leave children vulnerable to serious disease.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 26 June 2026

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“Unamusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unamusing. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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