unfunny

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un·fun·ny

(ŭn-fŭn′ē)

adj.

Not funny: "a desperately unfunny gangster spoof" (Roger Ebert).

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unfunny

(ʌnˈfʌnɪ)

adj, -nier or -niest

not funny: obscene and unfunny jokes.

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Adj.

unfunny - not funny; especially failing to achieve the intended humor; "a very unfunny joke"

humorless, humourless, unhumorous - lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote

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unfunny

[ˈʌnˈfʌnɪ] ADJ → nada divertido

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unfunny

[ˌʌnˈfʌni] adj → qui ne fait pas rire

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unfunny

adj (inf) → (gar) nicht komisch; distinctly unfunny → alles andere als komisch

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