deadpan

/ˈdedˌpæn/ adj, adv

Definition

› looking or seeming serious when you are not, or without an emotion: As an overweight neighbor who drops in periodically, Karen Vaccaro offers a funny deadpan performance.

(Definition of deadpan adj, adv from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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deadline n
deadlock n
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deadly adj NOT LIVING
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deafening adj
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deal n AMOUNT
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