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sobersided

adjective so·ber·sid·ed \ˌsō-bər-ˈsī-dəd\

Definition of SOBERSIDED

:  solemn or serious in nature or appearance
— so·ber·sid·ed·ness \-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of SOBERSIDED

1805

Related to SOBERSIDED

Synonyms
earnest, grave, humorless, no-nonsense, po-faced [British], sedate, severe, sober, serious, solemn, staid, uncomic, unsmiling, weighty
Antonyms
facetious, flip, flippant, humorous, jesting, jocular, joking, kittenish, ludic, playful

Rhymes with SOBERSIDED

many-sided

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