Stale and Unfunny

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Stale adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.

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

Nearby Words: staled, staling

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

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Stale and unfunny are semantically related. You can use "Stale" instead an adjective "Unfunny".

See also Seinfeld Is Unfunny, where a work was beloved in its heyday, but is seen as boring or stale by history, though usually with the appreciation that the work was revolutionary at the time.

Source: Vindicated by History
Seinfeld Is Unfunny: In-universe, in his discussion of Alien: Isolation, he noted that the game might seem a bit stale and played-out to modern gamers due to the titanic influence the Alien franchise holds over video games as a medium.

Source: Web Video / Super Bunnyhop

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