Earnest
Earnest adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.
Filling and earnest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Filling" instead an adjective "Earnest".
Nearby Words: earnestness, earnestly
Both words in one sentence
- And lest you think his talents are limited to filling out blue spandex or wearing glasses convincingly, go watch Deathtrap, where he plays an earnest young writer and murderous sociopath, or Somewhere in Time, but be prepared to cry.
Source: Sugar Wiki / He Really Can Act
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