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- adverb Alternative spelling of
humorlessly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a humorless manner
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Examples
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Sorry for getting all humourlessly political in yesterday's posts.
Aargh? Roger Sutton 2009
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I tried to explain why I found this name amusing to my French colleagues only for them to humourlessly reply "On le prononce 'Dee'."
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Lolling in a chair in a small harshly-lit office, he was laughing hard and humourlessly.
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"Jokes or inappropriate remarks regarding security could lead to your arrest," signs humourlessly warn you at strategic points.
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She laughed humourlessly, the first ugly sound he had heard her utter.
The Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1980
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Tomkin laughed harshly, humourlessly, an animal-like sound.
The Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1980
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Johnson goes on to have a dig at the government, humourlessly suggesting they might be in on the conspiracy.
The Register 2009
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Johnson goes on to have a dig at the government, humourlessly suggesting they might be in on the conspiracy.
The Register 2009
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Johnson goes on to have a dig at the government, humourlessly suggesting they might be in on the conspiracy.
The Register 2009
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It was finally admitted last week, however-humourlessly by both BC Finance Minister Colin Hansen and federal Minister of Public Safety Peter Van Loan - that the security bill will actually be something like $900 million in a "best case scenario."
unknown title 2009
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