humorless

Example Sentences

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With a short season, smaller scope and much lighter tone, this could be the welcome antidote to the humorless, plodding “HotD,” and get Westeros fans excited again.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

Rosendale is a self-defeating, humorless member of the House Freedom Caucus who cannot, in any form or fashion, mitigate his sharp Maryland accent.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2024

People either found this very charming or, if they happened to be humorless, rude.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2024

It gives the impression that people are more irrational, humorless and sensitive than in the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2023

Then she gives a bark of humorless laughter.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish