unserious
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Tucked against the arugula, they function almost like an extremely unserious vinaigrette.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Rowbottom’s husband, the novelist Jon Lindsey, pointed to her instinct for subjects that literary fiction has historically dismissed — either as unserious, feminine or culturally overexposed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
It is an appealing formulation and not an unserious one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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
But I came to know him as an unserious man, a liar, and a thief.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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