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- adverb In a
humorless manner; lackinglevity orhumor .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a humorless manner
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Examples
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I have been following the thread, and i dont see what points were "humorlessly" missed.
Pharyngula 2009
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 She says that the Captain must have put them together for a reason, and Walker humorlessly informs her, “He put us together because no one else will ride with either of us.”
Review: Powers #1 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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“Where is it, S-Two?” the colonel demanded humorlessly.
Dead Zero Stephen Hunter 2010
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“Where is it, S-Two?” the colonel demanded humorlessly.
Dead Zero Stephen Hunter 2010
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“Blue is really my color,” Michael jokes, humorlessly.
THE HUSBANDS AND WIVES CLUB LAURIE ABRAHAM 2010
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Instead, I am left to wonder, humorlessly, how we got to be in this American place of demanding the social defense of "lightening everything up" in our responses to reality.
Dr. Cheryl Pappas: Lighten Up and Let The Good Times Roll 2010
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I interviewed Dumont some years ago when L'Humanite (what's your view of that, James?) came out, and he was talking, humorlessly, of making a musical then.
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He laughed humorlessly and added, I cannot decide which it is, a triumph of will or its failure.
The Monstrumologist William James Henry 2009
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Other times he would laugh humorlessly, shaking his head ruefully as he scribbled furiously upon his pad.
The Monstrumologist William James Henry 2009
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So I'm reluctant to see the material handled so matter-of-factly and humorlessly.
With "Precious," believe all the hype Reel Fanatic 2009
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