unserious

adjective

un·​se·​ri·​ous ˌən-ˈsir-ē-əs How to pronounce unserious (audio)
: not serious
unserious writers
unserious debates
… recognize the difference between serious and unserious warnings.Meg Greenfield
unseriously adverb
talking unseriously
unseriousness noun

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Feig amps up the irreverence, dialing up the foolishness to truly unserious levels. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025 This shift began with what felt at first like ad hoc, perhaps unserious attacks on the sovereignty of Denmark, Canada, and Panama. Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025 But the three to four deeply unserious men who appear each season to drone on about crypto, Joe Rogan, and Brazilian jujitsu will get herded away by the captive audience of their dreams and stop wasting a living, breathing woman’s time. Nic Juarez, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025 Thankfully, episode 5 – directed by Beef and Thunderbolts' Jake Schreier – has the spark of the first three and completely embraces Star Wars' more colorful and unserious side. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unserious

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unserious was in 1655

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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserious. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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