humourless

humourless
adj.
Humourless/humorless is used with these nouns: ↑laugh, ↑smile

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • humourless — adjective lacking humor it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning Truman Capote • Syn: ↑humorless, ↑unhumorous • Ant: ↑humorous (for: ↑humorless) …   Useful english dictionary

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