semiserious

semiserious

English

Alternative forms

  • semi-serious

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
Latin sēmi-bor.
English semi-
English serious
English semiserious

    From semi- + serious.

    Adjective

    semiserious (not comparable)

    1. somewhat or partially serious
      • 1988 November 4, Achy Obejas, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
        Rosenblum's semiserious survey of dogs in art illustrates major cultural and social changes over the centuries.

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