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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1687
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Unserious, adj. [17th c. Eng. unserious (1655); Serious adj.] Facetious, flippant. — 1687 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII 116.
He answered in soe unserious and drolling maner
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"Unserious adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/unserious>
