ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: sober (I) + sided
1. : of a grave or serious nature : not given to levity : earnest , sedate
the lean, sobersided , goateed, frock-coated types the cartoonists love — C.B.Palmer b. 1910
sobersided historians of the 17th century — Lindesay Parrott
2. : wholly serious in viewpoint or treatment : unrelieved by humor or light touches : solemn
book is no piece of sobersided pontificating — Time
a sobersided treatise on Congressional organization — R.H.Rovere
the choreography … is sobersided and sententious — Musical America
• sobersidedness noun -es