unfunny

English

Etymology

un- +‎ funny

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌni

Adjective

unfunny (comparative unfunnier or more unfunny, superlative unfunniest or most unfunny)

1. Not funny, especially when attempting to be.
   • 2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 388:

     The decline of mobility, reason fading in and out like short-wave radio, the trickle of minor ailments that fed a deeper river—the subject was vast and not all of it was unfunny.

   an unfunny joke

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: niet grappig
• Finnish: ei hauska
• French: pas drôle
• German: unlustig (de)
• Polish: nieśmieszny
• Swedish: inte rolig