Unsatirical

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not satirical. not-comparable

    "The Onion, which parodies the kind of earnest reporting that you find in real newspapers like The Washington Post itself (a recent example: “Rumsfeld Leaves Most Recent Job Off Resumé”) will keep control over its editorial content, including its (unsatirical) entertainment reviews."

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"The Onion, which parodies the kind of earnest reporting that you find in real newspapers like The Washington Post itself (a recent example: “Rumsfeld Leaves Most Recent Job Off Resumé”) will keep control over its editorial content, including its (unsatirical) entertainment reviews."

Etymology

From un- + satirical.

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