Forcing
Serious
Serious adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.
Forcing and serious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forcing" instead an adjective "Serious".
Nearby Words: seriously, seriousness
Both words in one sentence
- He had a few moments of being The Comically Serious or forcing slapstick onto OTHER characters, however.
Source: Immune To Slapstick -
Sadly, his neck problems returned in 2016, forcing him to undergo a more serious operation.
Source: Useful Notes / Baseball - Probably the result of Executive Meddling forcing the writers to make the season less serious and more fun.
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