as in solemn
not joking or playful in mood or manner
we rarely invite her to our parties because she's always so po-faced
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Adjective
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Scenes from some of the Robert Pearson character’s old movies are done in a 1940s Hollywood style using young actors that resemble James Dean or Robert Mitchum juxtaposed with the stark, solemn, isolated existence of the elderly Pearson.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Although the pope celebrates mass regularly on Sundays, feast days, and many other occasions, the Urbi et Orbi blessing is much rarer, reserved for solemn events in the church’s liturgical calendar.—
Leo XIV,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The driver of the oncoming car was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, and the three passengers died.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The three men who were shot were taken to a hospital, with one patient in serious condition and two in critical condition, a Fire Department spokesperson said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The book’s playful interrogation of traditional gender expectations is sharpened with the introduction of 1855 Caleb, a fantasy and a nightmare, a stern, quiet man who Natalie finds both terrifying and alluring.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The problems surfaced in February, prompting a stern letter from the airport to the software provider, which has been paid about $5 million since 2019 to upgrade and operate the payment system and equipment for MIA’s parking garages.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Credit perhaps goes to Belew’s fellowship with Zappa, or Fripp’s growing resistance to being pegged as some humorless tyrant.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
11 Jan. 2026
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Funny novels are invariably more serious than humorless ones.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Cloud, who played lovable and earnest drug dealer Fezco in the show’s first two seasons, died at age 25 in 2023 due to an accidental overdose.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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The series, which follows a group of high school misfits who form a glee club under the direction of an earnest teacher, made the musical cool again, selling countless iTunes singles and albums.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Po-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/po-faced. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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