Unhumorous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not humorous.

    "Mr. Williams is not an unhumorous newsman, though he usually plays one on TV. As an anchor, he has steadfastly submerged his inner comic."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking humor wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
agelasticfunny as a dose of the claphumorlesshumorlesshumorlesshumourless

Example

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"Mr. Williams is not an unhumorous newsman, though he usually plays one on TV. As an anchor, he has steadfastly submerged his inner comic."

Etymology

From un- + humorous.

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