unhysterical

adjective

Definition of unhystericalnext
1
as in collected

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2
as in unhumorous

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  1. collected
  2. composed
  3. recollected
  4. lame
  5. serene
  6. humorless
  7. tranquil
  8. serious
Adjective
  • Accessories are essential to creating a collected feel.
    — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
  • But Umberg’s bill seeks to outright mandate that companies can only use the collected neural data for the purpose for which it was intended to be used and disposed of when done.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of collected
Adjective
  • For example, research at the Ivey Business School reveals that temperance (being calm, composed, patient, prudent, and self-controlled) is one of the weakest character dimensions for many people.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Accepting the results with a composed yet sobering tone, Shyne acknowledged the democracy.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of composed
Adjective
  • Perhaps a strategic loosening of novelistic form was what Hollinghurst was going for, in an effort to capture the enigma of the recollected past.
    — Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Does your table offer a first-class ticket to spicy destinations across the globe, or a comfortable sinking into recollected recipes from your mother?
    — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 4 July 2024
Definition of recollected
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    — Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Definition of lame
Adjective
  • Grateful Pie provides a serene and picturesque setting for visitors to enjoy delicious food and beverages.
    — Ed Semmler, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Davila had named the serene guest rooms after her siblings, nieces and nephews — The Tito, fashioned after youngest brother Tito who likes to fix things, had a saw, hammer, wrenches and other tools on a wall and a bicycle holding up the bathroom vanity.
    — Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of serene
Adjective
  • The Ally has chosen sink themselves with pomposity, a humorless sense of holiness, or, worse still, plain canniness — a cynical nod to the selling power of relevance lurking inside a righteous agenda.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
  • All this alarm and losing has made Democratic politics a rather miserable and humorless endeavor.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of humorless
Adjective
  • Walruses In Heartbeats of the Arctic—A Bird’s Eye View By Jose Martin Perdomo On a remote Arctic shoreline, captured from above, a group of walruses lies huddled together, their massive bodies piled side-by-side in a tranquil moment of collective repose.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The buildings are beautiful and tranquil but fundamentally incongruous (modern architecture mixed with bits of decaying monasteries, gathered from meadows in Catalonia and France).
    — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of tranquil
Adjective
  • Equip yourself with these guidelines from the NWS to navigate wet roads and avoid hazards: Beware of rapid water flow: During heavy rain, avoid playing near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.
    — Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Is Google finally getting serious about Android gaming?
    — Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of serious
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