unhumorous

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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. Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhumorous
Adjective
  • Recognizing when jokes mask disrespect is not about becoming overly cautious or humorless, but about ensuring that laughter contributes to connection, rather than corrosion.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Additionally, most episodes are meandering, disjointed, and humorless.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Adjective
  • The group is so deep — and perhaps has sustained so much injured attrition over the past two years — that the earnest fan could probably name nine offensive lineman off the top of their head.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
  • Keen home cook Erin Patterson hosted an intimate meal in July 2023 that started with good-natured banter and earnest prayer — but ended with three guests dead.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • The report cited Biden's sleep apnea treatment and stiffened gait from arthritis, but mentioned no serious ailments.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • And finally, a tree with serious diseases or pests that might infect the rest of the neighborhood should be removed as soon as possible.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • This kind of video may make zero sense to an older person, or even seem unfunny, but to young people, calm is found in the distraction.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • True to the Housefull world, Housefull 5 is a no-brainer, full of slapstick comedy, vulgar and suggestive dialogues and mostly unfunny jokes.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • His overjoyed demeanor starkly contrasted with his somber appearance in court just a day before when jurors said they were deadlocked on one of the five counts.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
  • However, while circumstances were smooth-sailing at the start, things quickly took a somber turn on July 2, 1937.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • John Burgess was among the victims of the tragic flooding in Texas Hill Country on the Fourth of July after the Guadalupe River rose around 26 feet in approximately 45 minutes, local media outlet KWTX reported.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 July 2025
  • What remains, then, is a growing list of tragic lessons.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • The crowd roars and the vast, unsmiling curtain-call cast line the stage with the leading man bare-chested and covered in blood.
    David Benedict, Variety, 1 July 2025
  • The portrait's lack of background and Trump's unsmiling gaze further differentiates it from those of his predecessors.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 4 June 2025

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“Unhumorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhumorous. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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