Definitions

sobersided

[soh-ber-sahy-did] / ˈsoʊ bərˌsaɪ dɪd /

ADJECTIVE

serious

Synonyms

WEAK

austere bound bound and determined businesslike cold sober contemplative deadpan deliberate determined downbeat earnest funereal genuine go for broke grave grim honest in earnest intent long-faced meditative no-nonsense pensive pokerfaced reflective resolute resolved sedate set severe sincere sober solemn staid steady stern thoughtful unhumorous unsmiling weighty

Example Sentences

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Kelly has filled a somewhat similar role in ensuring congressional leaders that good practices are being followed and that the mercurial president has a sobersided voice in his inner circle.

From Fox News • Oct. 9, 2018

I read it when I was about 18 – an off-piste literary choice in my sobersided studenty world.

From The Guardian • May 23, 2018

Yet the mood at the ECB, and especially of its president Mario Draghi, appeared chipper, at least by the sobersided standards of the institution and the office holder.

From Time • Jan. 17, 2013

His previous film work�for example, the scripts for those David Lean dirigibles Doctor Zhivago and Ryan's Daughter�has been pretty stiff and sobersided; silly, perhaps, but politely so.

From Time Magazine Archive

If Poe was the quirky father of modern horror, its uncle was the sobersided James, who was strongly influenced by the terrors that afflicted his family.

From Time Magazine Archive