as in solemn
not joking or playful in mood or manner
the movie takes a very uncomic approach to underage drinking, finding nothing funny about drunken teens
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Adjective
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Banners hang from the eaves of many houses, a solemn reminder to mark where residents were either killed or kidnapped.—
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Yom Kippur is the most solemn Jewish holiday, marking the end of the 10 Days of Repentance that begin with Rosh Hashanah.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Blaylock was charged with felony injury to a child with serious bodily injury, court records show.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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By the eighth inning, the Mariners were facing the serious possibility of having to win both games in Toronto to take the series.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At Roland Park, Tupac’s English teacher was a stern woman named Thomasina Porter.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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The short war in Cuba gained the United States the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico; turned the nation into a Pacific power; and created beliefs that America was a stern yet benevolent country tasked by Destiny to enforce peace and bring prosperity to the world.—
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Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Uncomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomic. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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