Sobersided (adj)
so-ber-sai-did
Solemn or grave in disposition, attitude, character, etc.; serious-minded.
First recorded in 1840–50.
Example sentences
“We’ve been trapped in a valley by avalanches, we’re keeping our spirits but it’s hard not to feel sobersided by it.”
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