humor
noun
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement.
humorlessly
-
a word derived from
humor.
Example Sentences
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Brano Gabani, a council worker originally from Slovakia, laughed humorlessly as he noted that he had “no choice’’ in the selection of Mr. Sunak.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
“I don't like it. I don't like it one bit,” Keena humorlessly responded.
From US News ● Apr. 20, 2016
But at the end of the program, the real-life Mr. Cooney appears and humorlessly states that mummies “have no place in an art museum.”
From New York Times ● May 6, 2010
As an artist, Wright was as crude and humorlessly "sincere" as his Depression-period white twin, James Farrell.
From Time Magazine Archive
Susan Calvin glanced at him humorlessly, then fixed cold eyes on Mr. Quinn.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
