unserious
adjective
un·se·ri·ous
ˌən-ˈsir-ē-əs 
: not serious
unserious writers
unserious debates
… recognize the difference between serious and unserious warnings.—
Meg Greenfield
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unseriously
adverb
talking unseriously
unseriousness
noun
Examples of unserious in a Sentence
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Vice President Kamala Harris has dismissed Trump’s tariff threats as unserious.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has dismissed Mr. Trump’s tariff threats as unserious.
—Paul Wiseman, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2024
Once ridiculed as unserious fanatics by the conservative establishment, Dunn and Wilks are now its kingmakers.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Johnson has also faced threats on his job from some fellow Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over the budget, but they’re widely viewed as unserious.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has dismissed Mr. Trump’s tariff threats as unserious.
—Paul Wiseman, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2024
Once ridiculed as unserious fanatics by the conservative establishment, Dunn and Wilks are now its kingmakers.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Johnson has also faced threats on his job from some fellow Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over the budget, but they’re widely viewed as unserious.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserious. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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