unserious
Americanadjective
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It culminates in a deeply unserious fight scene where everyone is very obviously not throwing punches.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
Tucked against the arugula, they function almost like an extremely unserious vinaigrette.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
But given their exchanges have involved trading insults including fraud, hypocrite and unserious, we'll have to see how their working relationship evolves.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
Of course, the suggestion was unserious but it usefully if frontally undressed a reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
He refused to be serious, he was infuriatingly unserious, but he was as committed to the things that mattered to him as anyone could possibly be.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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