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humorless



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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

Everyone has faced the challenge of navigating a conversation with a humorless scold.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2024

Rosendale is a self-defeating, humorless member of the House Freedom Caucus who cannot, in any form or fashion, mitigate his sharp Maryland accent.

From Slate Feb. 10, 2024

However relevant the stereotypical, silence-enforcing librarian remains in the popular imagination, Mychal Threets wants to dispel any lingering notion of the library as a dry, humorless place, lorded over by rigid pedants.

From New York Times Jan. 1, 2024

This guard seemed even more stern-faced and humorless than the others.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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