half-serious

British  

adjective

1. not entirely serious

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Other Word Forms

• halfseriously adverb

Example Sentences

They even come with a half-serious disclaimer.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it has inspired the kind of feverish, half-serious, half-joking discourse online that no marketing can buy, with memes, jokes, bets and Highlander references galore every time either film drops a new advertisement.

From Seattle Times

But he did have some half-serious notes for the aspiring dead body.

From New York Times

“Can someone please spot a koala,” Marsh said in half-serious desperation as she and Skewes divided up the flashlights.

From Washington Post

Consequently, I’ve been engaged in several long-term, half-joking but half-serious tugs of war over who should move where and which place is better.

From Los Angeles Times