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unhumorous

unhumorous adjective: not humorous.

Adjective

unhumorous (comparative more unhumorous, superlative most unhumorous)

  1. Not humorous.
    • Mr. Williams is not an unhumorous newsman, though he usually plays one on TV. As an anchor, he has steadfastly submerged his inner comic.2007 November 3, Bill Carter, “Live From New York, Its Not Quite the News!”, in New York Times

Synonyms of unhumorous

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Forms of unhumorous

comparativemore unhumorous
superlativemost unhumorous
alternative formunhumourous

Origin of unhumorous

From un- + humorous.

Words formed from unhumorous

Questions about unhumorous

What does unhumorous mean?
Unhumorous means not humorous.
What part of speech is unhumorous?
Unhumorous is an adjective.

Words near unhumorous in the dictionary

  1. unhumiliated
  2. unhumiliating
  3. unhummable
  4. unhummed
  5. unhumored
  6. unhumorous
  7. unhumorously
  8. unhumorousness
  9. unhumoured
  10. unhumourous
  11. unhumourously

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