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
For years, the rest of Silicon Valley dismissed the FDE role as an unserious gig.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026
There seemed to me something sadly unserious about the militancy.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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