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单词 sobersides
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Definition of sobersides in English:

sobersides

noun ˈsəʊbəsʌɪdzˈsoʊbərˌsaɪdz
North American informal
  • A sedate and serious person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fred may develop into such a careful old sobersides that his mother will be ashamed of him.
    • Fay is no sobersides, but amusement was not his intent.
    • Well-crafted dialogue will indicate if a character is smart or dumb, honest or dishonest, amusing or an old sobersides.
    • My father was the funny one, and I grew up a sobersides.
    • He has played many quips and pranks, as if to assure me he is no old sobersides.
    Synonyms
    fogey, old fogey, conservative, traditionalist, conventionalist, diehard, conformist, bourgeois, museum piece, fossil, dinosaur, troglodyte

Derivatives

  • sobersided

  • adjectiveˌsəʊbəˈsʌɪdɪdˌsoʊbərˈsaɪdɪd
    North American informal
    • Sedate and serious.

      sobersided members of society
      Example sentencesExamples
      • a sobersided examination of the civil rights movement
      • I'm probably unbearable in any number of ways, but let it not be said that I'm only grim and sobersided.
      • If you are looking for more sobersided articles, try the Murdoch-owned Australian.
      • Controversy and conspiracy theories sell better than sobersided factual analysis, especially in fringe publications.
 
 

Definition of sobersides in US English:

sobersides

nounˈsōbərˌsīdzˈsoʊbərˌsaɪdz
North American informal
  • A sedate and serious person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Well-crafted dialogue will indicate if a character is smart or dumb, honest or dishonest, amusing or an old sobersides.
    • Fred may develop into such a careful old sobersides that his mother will be ashamed of him.
    • He has played many quips and pranks, as if to assure me he is no old sobersides.
    • My father was the funny one, and I grew up a sobersides.
    • Fay is no sobersides, but amusement was not his intent.
    Synonyms
    fogey, old fogey, conservative, traditionalist, conventionalist, diehard, conformist, bourgeois, museum piece, fossil, dinosaur, troglodyte
 
 
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