humourlessly
In solemn fashion
Without humour; in a manner devoid of amusement or levity.
Someone who speaks humourlessly delivers words with flat seriousness, missing or ignoring what others might find funny: He humourlessly corrected every joke.
The spelling is British; American English uses humorlessly.
Without facial warmth
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- stonilyWithout visible feeling
- impassivelyWithout visible reaction
- stoicallyWith unemotional endurance
expressionlessly · blankly · coldly · woodenly · flatly · pokerfaced · grimly · soberly
In serious manner
- earnestlyWith deep sincerity
- sombrelyIn a grave manner
- solemnlyIn a serious manner
- seriouslyWith sincere intent
austerely · severely · staidly · sedately · morosely · pensively · grimly · dourly
Without displaying feelings
- apatheticallyWithout interest or emotion
- indifferentlyWithout preference or concern
- unfeelinglyWithout sympathy or emotion
- detachedlyIn uninvolved manner
dispassionately · coolly · distantly · mechanically · robotically · lifelessly · hollowly · numbly
unsmilingly
Without facial warmth
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- stonilyWithout visible feeling
- impassivelyWithout visible reaction
stoically · expressionlessly · blankly · coldly · woodenly · flatly · pokerfaced · grimly · soberly · severely
gravely
In serious manner
seriously · austerely · severely · staidly · sedately · morosely · pensively · grimly · dourly · mournfully
emotionlessly
Without displaying feelings
- apatheticallyWithout interest or emotion
- indifferentlyWithout preference or concern
- unfeelinglyWithout sympathy or emotion
detachedly · dispassionately · coolly · distantly · mechanically · robotically · lifelessly · hollowly · numbly · vacantly
humourlesslyplayfully
In a fun-loving way
lightheartedly · light-heartedly · merrily · cheerfully · jovially