Mean and Unfunny

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Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

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Unfunny and mean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfunny" instead an adjective "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

Unfunny adjective - Not funny; especially failing to achieve the intended humor.

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Mean and unfunny are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Unfunny".

Deadpan Snarker anytime you say something mean and unfunny (but which you think is witty).

Source: Darth Wiki / How Not to Write an Example
But not only is both the setup and punchline for this joke excruciatingly obvious and unfunny, it's a mean-spirited jibe at a brother who at that moment wasn't doing anything to deserve it.

Source: Humor Dissonance
After the creator Steven Hillenburg left, fans began to notice that episodes were becoming either bland and unfunny or violent and mean-spirited.

Source: Dork Age / Western Animation

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