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Definition of "sobersided" []

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sobersided" in a sentence
  • "Indeed, Mr. Daisey himself recently wrote about Shenzhen in a sobersided op-ed column published in the New York Times."
  • "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?"
  • "The IEEE, normally the sobersided epitome of integrity and accountability, has had one of its standards-committees jump the tracks."