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sobersided

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so·ber·sid·ed  (sbr-sdd)
adj.
Devoid of extreme qualities, such as exaggeration; sober.
sober·sided·ness n.
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Adj.1.sobersided - completely lacking in humor or lightness of touch; "choreography that was sobersided and sententious"; "a play with a sobersided social message"
humorless, humourless, unhumorous - lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote
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