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Recent Examples of unhumorous
Unlike Dickens, to whom he was sometimes compared, Balzac didn’t care for or about children, and was essentially unhumorous.
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Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhumorous
Adjective
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For a man known around the Pentagon as a relentless, humorless taskmaster, McNamara seemed virtually unrecognizable on the party circuit, mingling casually with journalists, fellow government officials, and vivacious Georgetown hostesses.—
William Taubman,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025
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Their worldview that being on the right side of history doesn’t necessitate being humorless scolds turned out to be a contagious one that has since found its way into stand-up.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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My only complaint is that the light blue stripes on the arm look printed, not stitched, which is kinda lame.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Another main issue is that the power grind itself now being the endgame is no longer a good motivator to play, nor is the Tier system with 3s not much different than 4s or 5s, and all past weapons being somewhat lame now outside of that system entirely.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His discreet thumbs-up and Natalie’s happy reaction make for the most earnest moment of the episode.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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There are no silly songs, just earnest covers strategically placed throughout the set to move along its storytelling.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Blaylock was charged with felony injury to a child with serious bodily injury, court records show.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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By the eighth inning, the Mariners were facing the serious possibility of having to win both games in Toronto to take the series.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Critics called it awkward, creepy, and unfunny.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Elon Musk is profoundly unfunny.—
Maria Bamford,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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And while handing Ole Miss its first loss of the year was reason to celebrate, things got pretty somber rather quickly for the Bulldogs after learning the injury status of one of their top playmakers.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Along with the happy reunions, there are somber moments each year when Giordani realizes one of her regular customers has died or stopped traveling to games.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This sci-fi thriller, launching on Hulu Dec. 17, offers a more sobersided survival tale set in an imminent future where humanity’s artificial helpmates have turned against their creators.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
16 Dec. 2021
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“Unhumorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhumorous. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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