overserious
adjective
over·se·ri·ous
ˌō-vər-ˈsir-ē-əs
: unduly or excessively serious
an overserious person
had an overserious expression on her face
The story sometimes edges toward soapy melodrama but saves itself from becoming overserious with cheeky humor …—PublishersWeekly.com
overseriously
adverb
took everything overseriously
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“Overserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overserious. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.
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