unfunny

adjective

un·​fun·​ny ˌən-ˈfə-nē How to pronounce unfunny (audio)
unfunnier; unfunniest
: not funny : unamusing
an unfunny joke
an unfunny performer/performance
unfunnily adverb
unfunniness noun

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Running Point review: Kate Hudson's basketball comedy is flagrantly unfunny Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025 But from a pure comedy standpoint, the joke was just basic—and unfunny. Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025 Ahead of the show’s second season, BuzzFeed ran a delicious tell-all in which the first season’s many failures (like inconsistent plotting and unfunny jokes) were explained. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025 Labored and unfunny, that film, from 2016, sounded like a cinematic death rattle rather than peals of joyous wedding bells. Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfunny

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unfunny was in 1858

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“Unfunny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfunny. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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