unserious
adjective
un·se·ri·ous
ˌən-ˈsir-ē-əs 
: not serious
unserious writers
unserious debates
… recognize the difference between serious and unserious warnings.—
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unseriously
adverb
talking unseriously
unseriousness
noun
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In the Valley and at ASU, Russell. who thought of himself as something of an outsider and a freak, had now found his tribe; and art which, to that point, he had always been made to feel was an unserious pastime, was taken very seriously at RISD.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The Nuggets remain concerning, exhilarating and frustrating, one night playing like a parade is in their future, and the next dissolving into an unserious contender.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
The Senate’s $4 billion cuts over the same ten years is an unserious attempt to right our economic ship.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
In fact, if Subway Takes had an easily quantifiable characteristic, the best way to describe it would probably be unserious.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The Nuggets remain concerning, exhilarating and frustrating, one night playing like a parade is in their future, and the next dissolving into an unserious contender.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
The Senate’s $4 billion cuts over the same ten years is an unserious attempt to right our economic ship.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
In fact, if Subway Takes had an easily quantifiable characteristic, the best way to describe it would probably be unserious.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserious. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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