unfunny
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ʌni
Adjective
[edit]unfunny (comparative unfunnier or more unfunny, superlative unfunniest or most unfunny)
- Not funny, especially when attempting to be.
- Synonyms: nonfunny, unamusing; see also Thesaurus:humorless
- 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.
- an unfunny joke