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semiserious

[ sem-ee-seer-ee-uhs, sem-ahy- ]
/ 藢s蓻m i藞s瑟蓹r i 蓹s, 藢s蓻m a瑟- /
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adjective
having some seriousness; partly serious.
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Origin of semiserious

semi- + serious

OTHER WORDS FROM semiserious

sem路i路se路ri路ous路ly, adverbsem路i路se路ri路ous路ness, noun

Words nearby semiserious

Semiramis, semireligious, semirigid, semiround, semis, semiserious, semiskilled, semisoft, semisolid, semisolus, semisophisticated
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