Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not funny.
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- adjective not
funny , especially any thing that is designed to be found funny and fails
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not funny; especially failing to achieve the intended humor
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Examples
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So it's a bit of a mystery why it has been lambasted by so many in Britain as "unfunny" -- are you kidding?
Absolutely Fabulous Women K. A. Laity 2007
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Match Point was all right, but Melinda and Melinda was so-so, and Hollywood Ending and Curse of the Jade Scorpion were just plain unfunny.
Lance Mannion: 2009
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Unfortunately, most of the episode was just plain unfunny.
'Saturday Night Live' offers whiff of Glenn Beck | EW.com 2009
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Match Point was all right, but Melinda and Melinda was so-so, and Hollywood Ending and Curse of the Jade Scorpion were just plain unfunny.
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Ripper (#9) I don't have to try to find shortcomings with Seth, he's plain unfunny.
Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel Fully Launching Jay and Seth vs the Apocalypse « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Found Psych similarly irritating and unfunny, which is a shame for Dule Hill.
The One Where Kirsty Talks About What She Watches On TV Kirsty 2008
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Found Psych similarly irritating and unfunny, which is a shame for Dule Hill.
Archive 2008-04-01 Kirsty 2008
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Ceremonies should have class and Catherine O'Hara was not only 'unfunny' but crass.
Closing Ceremonies: The Live Blog - Andrew Coyne's Blog, Vancouver 2010 - Macleans.ca 2010
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The word "unfunny" surely applies to Mr. Myers's obnoxious attempts to find mirth in physical and cultural differences but does not quite capture the strenuous unpleasantness of his performance.
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The word "unfunny" surely applies to Mr. Myers's obnoxious attempts to find mirth in physical and cultural differences but does not quite capture the strenuous unpleasantness of his performance.
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