sobersides
1sobersides — [sō′bərsīdz΄] n. pl. sobersides a sedate, serious minded person sobersided adj …
2sobersides — n. a very serious person; a grumpy old man. □ Old sobersides can’t manage to laugh at anything. □ Some sobersides came over and asked us to watch our language …
3sobersides — /soh beuhr suydz /, n., pl. sobersides. (used with a sing. v.) Slang. a humorless or habitually serious person. [1695 1705; SOBER + SIDE1 + S3] * * * …
4sobersides — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1705 a sobersided person …
5sobersides — noun A serious and sedate person See Also: sobersided …
6sobersides — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prig, puritan, stick in the mud*; see prude …
7sobersides — noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. a sedate and serious person. Derivatives sobersided adjective …
8sobersides — so•ber•sides [[t]ˈsoʊ bərˌsaɪdz[/t]] n. pl. sides. (used with a sing. v.) a humorless or habitually serious person • Etymology: 1695–1705 so′ber•sid ed, adj …
9sobersides — /ˈsoʊbəsaɪdz/ (say sohbuhsuydz) noun Colloquial a serious person …
10sobersides — noun a serious and sedate individual • Hypernyms: ↑adult, ↑grownup …
