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Recent Examples of unamusing
For some, the fundamental flaw will be that, despite the title, the comic material (mostly culled from vintage gags of the period) the characters perform onstage sounds painfully unamusing to contemporary ears.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2017
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unamusing
Adjective
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But the finished product feels relatively humorless, leaving the cast looking silly in scenes that might conceivably have flown if played as deadpan comedy — not a tenor achieved or seemingly even aimed for here.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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Worst of all, Phillips has intentionally or unintentionally created a bizarro, humorless version of My Cousin Vinny.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.—
Kevin Fisher-Paulson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 June 2021
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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
Adjective
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Not all movies need to serve up profound insights into the human condition, but the ones that don’t should at least be entertaining, and Twohy’s particular strain of absurdism is not just contrived, but deeply unfunny.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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The former Pittsburgh Steeler then hit back Jemele Hill, calling her comment unfunny. Jemele Hill and Antonio Brown’s barbs arrive in the aftermath of Faraji’s explosive lawsuit.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The affair felt looser on the floor than any other MusiCares gala in memory, and probably ever, with few attendees remaining in their seats for very long after the live music started in earnest.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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Ferrell starred in the comedic version of the tale as Melinda's earnest and unabashedly dorky love interest, Hobie.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Unless governments take on the financial burden of serious mitigation efforts, the price of California's fire risk will remain unequal and left to the homeowners, Collier of UC Berkeley said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Only one that should not be obvious unless Forest suffer some serious injury misfortune.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Unamusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unamusing. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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