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- adjective Not
serious ;flippant
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Examples
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Those who opposed it were dubbed unserious peaceniks not just by warmongering Republicans but by the Elite Punditocracy like Tom Friedman and Richard Cohen.
Another lefty into the vortex. Ann Althouse 2007
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However "to fiddle while Rome burns" can rightfully be called unserious, with all pejorative meanings intended.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (Green Thoughts: none 2009
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The bill was widely derided in the 111th Congress as "unserious," since it remains ideologically pure, and refuses to acknowledge the fact that the GSEs currently represent nearly 100% of the mortgage securitization market, alongside an extremely weak housing market.
Lawrence G. McDonald: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's Days Are Numbered, But It's a Big Number Lawrence G. McDonald 2011
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Obama, who said again toward the end of his answer that drug legalization is "worth a serious debate," lent legitimacy to a policy area that has long been relegated to the "unserious" corner of American political discourse.
Obama: Drug Legalization 'Worth A Serious Debate' Ryan Grim 2011
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It will be reduced to one side -- the "unserious" side -- of an argument with several interesting points of view.
WikiLeaks Media Reaction: A Frenzy Of Frantic Yawning Over Nine-Year Long War (VIDEO) 2010
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I've been told by interviewers at several large corporations that blog comments under one's own name can dilute professional citations and make a candidate seem 'unserious'.
No more anonymity 2010
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The irony is the Celebrity is a Good Thing For Republicans, but for Dems is "unserious".
Breaking: Al Franken Takes The Lead In Minnesota Recount! 2009
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"Ants in Your Plants" that came out of the studio era were not only relatively unburdened by the ambitions of award-chasing seriousness, but also less burdened by the make-or-break economic pressures that affect even "unserious" contemporary movie-making.
"Future Classics" That Turn Out To Be Classics Jaime J. Weinman 2009
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I believe it's called "mastering the field." can i go for "unserious"?
The Little Professor 2009
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And it's pretty difficult to claim that his questining was "unserious" or whatever the hell Bill Kristol is barking these days - which of course doesn't mean that the usual nit-wits won't try.
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