unfunny

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English funny English unfunny From un- + funny.

1. Not funny

   “Edward told an unfunny knock-knock joke that made his brother groan.”

   “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.”