Deadpan and Plain

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Deadpan adjective - Not expressing any emotion.

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Plain and deadpan are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Deadpan".

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

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Deadpan and plain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deadpan" instead an adjective "Plain".

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

Deadpan Snarker: Advisors to flamboyant, oversexed or just plain stupid royals tend to be this.

Source: Creator / U.S.L.E.S.
Legion on the PC Engine CD has poor graphics and plain bad gameplay, but the inept, deadpan, out-of-place narration (in English) at the beginning of each level is nothing short of hilarious.

Source: So Bad Its Good / Video Games
The key element that differentiates the Snark Knight from a normal Deadpan Snarker, a Smug Snake, or a plain old jerkass is that the Snark Knight holds themselves to their own impossibly high standards.

Source: The Snark Knight

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