semiserious
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- semiseriously adverb
- semiseriousness noun
Etymology
Origin of semiserious
Example Sentences
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Baldessari’s semiserious, stamp-printed jest surreptitiously bumped aside the Cubist painter being named.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2020
Others wondered if it was “a semiserious space program” or “a useful publicity stunt.”
From The New Yorker • Mar. 11, 2017
When concoctions like the pumpkin sangria are semiserious propositions, a decadence alert should go off.
From Slate • Nov. 21, 2013
ARLINGTON, Texas - Albert Pujols yelled across the Cardinals clubhouse with a semiserious message to his teammates after Friday's workout.
From Newsweek • Oct. 22, 2011
At the end there was an indecisive, semiserious silence and then Brinker said, “Phineas, if you please.”
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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