Self-serious
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Taking oneself too seriously, pretentiously and humorlessly convinced of one's own seriousness.
"This is not to say that there is a self-serious bone in Bill's body. He's a kid on a trike with a slingshot and a peashooter -- always has been, always will be."
Example
More examples"This is not to say that there is a self-serious bone in Bill's body. He's a kid on a trike with a slingshot and a peashooter -- always has been, always will be."
Etymology
From self- + serious.
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