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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

  • Sorry for getting all humourlessly political in yesterday's posts.

    Aargh? Roger Sutton 2009

  • I tried to explain why I found this name amusing to my French colleagues only for them to humourlessly reply "On le prononce 'Dee'."

    Tour de France 2010: Stage 11 - as it happened 2010

  • Lolling in a chair in a small harshly-lit office, he was laughing hard and humourlessly.

    Neurosurgical Intervention For Beginners 2009

  • "Jokes or inappropriate remarks regarding security could lead to your arrest," signs humourlessly warn you at strategic points.

    Shashi Tharoor: Air Farce 2009

  • She laughed humourlessly, the first ugly sound he had heard her utter.

    The Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1980

  • Tomkin laughed harshly, humourlessly, an animal-like sound.

    The Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1980

  • Johnson goes on to have a dig at the government, humourlessly suggesting they might be in on the conspiracy.

    The Register 2009

  • Johnson goes on to have a dig at the government, humourlessly suggesting they might be in on the conspiracy.

    The Register 2009

  • Johnson goes on to have a dig at the government, humourlessly suggesting they might be in on the conspiracy.

    The Register 2009

  • 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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