unserious
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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While hardly anyone bats an eye at re-imagining Shakespeare, Silber said, some people feel differently about musicals, perhaps because musical theater is sometimes perceived as an unserious medium.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
For years, the rest of Silicon Valley dismissed the FDE role as an unserious gig.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
"Employers did say that they have not had any issues ordering provisions, so the seafarers that have contacted us must be on vessels with unserious employers."
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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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