unfunny

British

/ ʌnˈfʌnɪ /

adjective

not funny

obscene and unfunny jokes

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unfunny

The brothers staunchly disagree with the maxim that puns are the lowest form of humor, and their works are almost universally branded with gratingly unfunny names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

But it is "curiously unfunny" and will "likely leave many watching unsatisfied", he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

The viewer has reckoned with their unease by finding humor in an otherwise unfunny topic.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026

And he’s had way too much power for any one unfunny person to have.

From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2025

Was someone playing a joke on me, I wondered—a weird, unfunny joke?

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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