humorlessly

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Adverbial humorlessly has 1 sense

humorlessly, humourlessly, without humor, without humour - in a humorless manner; "he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors"
Antonyms: humorously, with humor, with humour
Derived from adjective humorless₁

Definitions from the Web

humorlessly

Definition:

Adverb: In a manner lacking humor or amusement.

Sense:

Popular Usage: Describing a person or a situation that lacks a sense of humor, is serious, or fails to find amusement in things.

Examples:

1. He responded humorlessly to the joke, his face remaining expressionless.

2. She humorlessly explained the instructions, not cracking a smile throughout.

3. The meeting continued humorlessly, with no one finding the speaker's anecdotes amusing.

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