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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Devoid of extreme qualities, such as exaggeration; sober.

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  • adjective completely lacking in humor or lightness of touch

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Examples

  • Indeed, Mr. Daisey himself recently wrote about Shenzhen in a sobersided op-ed column published in the New York Times.

    The Technogeek's Lament Terry Teachout 2011

  • Where are the sobersided conservatives of yesteryear, who understood that the safety and soundness of our financial system is fundamental to America's economic health?

    Will GOP Block Wall Street Fix? 2010

  • Where are the sobersided conservatives of yesteryear, who understood that the safety and soundness of our financial system is fundamental to America's economic health?

    Will Marshall: Will GOP Block Wall Street Fix? 2010

  • The IEEE, normally the sobersided epitome of integrity and accountability, has had one of its standards-committees jump the tracks.

    Boing Boing: September 14, 2003 - September 20, 2003 Archives 2003

  • Powers' novel, a far more sobersided outing, reimagines the history of American expansion through the somewhat more complicated "life" of Clare Soap & Chemical, a business that morphs from a family affair to a multiconglomerate.

    The Winshaw Legacy or What a Carve Up! and Gain 2005

  • Soon, he was coaxing a sense of humor out of his rather sobersided bride, or at least a newfound sense of playfulness.

    Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005

  • Powers' novel, a far more sobersided outing, reimagines the history of American expansion through the somewhat more complicated "life" of Clare Soap & Chemical, a business that morphs from a family affair to a multiconglomerate.

    The Little Professor: 2005

  • Soon, he was coaxing a sense of humor out of his rather sobersided bride, or at least a newfound sense of playfulness.

    Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005

  • As sobersided etymologists of historic phrases say, hot dawg!

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • The IEEE, normally the sobersided epitome of integrity and accountability, has had one of its standards-committees jump the tracks.

    WIL WHEATON dot NET: 1.5: September 2003 Archives 2003

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