| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Full of or marked by dignity and seriousness: grave2, sedate, serious, sober, solemn, somber, staid. See ATTITUDE, HEAVY. 2. Having great consequence or weight: grave2, heavy, momentous, serious, severe, weighty. See IMPORTANT. 3. Marked by sober sincerity: businesslike, no-nonsense, serious, sobersided. Idioms: in earnest. See HEAVY, WORK.
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