unserious
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4.6
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsɪr.i.əs/
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frívolo
- In short, they made a profoundly unserious choice and, as a result, we have a profoundly serious problem.
- an unserious candidate
Yeah, I I remember my mom once told me, don't answer an unserious question with a serious answer.
- Yeah, I I remember my mom once told me, don't answer an unserious question with a serious answer.
- The intern that wrote that gross video shows Puccino like we're so unserious.
- And these campuses are profoundly unserious.
- It is a lack of seriousness in Washington sending unserious people trying to do serious statecraft anymore.
- And it's all I can say to you is one thing I will say is you're the most unserious, serious man I've ever met.
Examples
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By your initial argument, you reveal yourself to be an unserious person who takes himself far too seriously.
Blog text (32) -
I can play, have fun, and be totally unserious about it, and that's perfect for me right now.
Blog text (8) -
God, this is such an unserious way of talking about this book.
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This is it's such a serious job and all of these unserious people want to go in there and play.
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It's too bad the world is filled with deeply unserious people.
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You are always unserious.
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The result? Political dialogue at the state level tends to be bland, insubstantial, derivative, and unserious.
Academic text (2002) -
That's, that's, that's an unserious view of geopolitics, in my opinion.
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If you want to get a sense of how unserious and ungrounded most Americans think the Republican Party is, look no further than how conservatives elevate Joe the Plumber as a spokesman.
Blog text (20) -
His unserious comments during the meeting made it hard to address the important issues.
Synonyms
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7.7
Not showing respect or being serious in important situations
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6.9
Showing little care or interest in a casual way
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9.9
Being calm and not worried about things
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7.0
Not thinking carefully before acting or speaking
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8.8
A person who does not take things seriously and shows little respect
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unserious comes from the prefix un- ('not') and serious, which means 'careful' or 'important'. So unserious describes a person or action that does not show a serious attitude, like joking when you should pay attention.