half-serious

adjective

1. not entirely serious

Derived Forms

• ˌhalfˈseriously, adverb

Example Sentences

Also palpable is a more universal gut feeling: the half-serious suspicion that one has been cursed.

From New York Times

And so, while the idea for the event started with a half-serious tweet earlier this year, it quickly won the backing of seven universities across Australia and New Zealand.

From BBC

But it has inspired the kind of feverish, half-serious, half-joking discourse online that no marketing can buy, with memes, jokes, bets and Highlander references galore every time either film drops a new advertisement.

From Seattle Times

But he did have some half-serious notes for the aspiring dead body.

From New York Times

“Can someone please spot a koala,” Marsh said in half-serious desperation as she and Skewes divided up the flashlights.

From Washington Post