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unfunny

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ funny.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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unfunny (comparative unfunnier or more unfunny, superlative unfunniest or most unfunny)

  1. Not funny
    Synonyms: nonfunny, unamusing; see also Thesaurus:humorless
    Edward told an unfunny knock-knock joke that made his brother groan.
    • 2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 388:
      The decline of mobility, reason fading in and out like short-wave radio, the trickle of minor ailments that fed a deeper river—the subject was vast and not all of it was unfunny.

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