humorless
Example Sentences
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She’s a little rain cloud of a person, dour and humorless, though perhaps rightly offended by being passed over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
With a short season, smaller scope and much lighter tone, this could be the welcome antidote to the humorless, plodding “HotD,” and get Westeros fans excited again.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
Barack Obama is also the subject of humorless insults.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
Julianne Moore is his mother, a humorless scold whose coldness and impatience are seemingly understandable, as her son is such an insufferable boor.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
This guard seemed even more stern-faced and humorless than the others.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
