semiserious

[ sem-ee-seer-ee-uh s, sem-ahy- ]

/ ˌsɛm iˈsɪər i əs, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

having some seriousness; partly serious.

Origin of semiserious

semi- + serious

sem·i·se·ri·ous·ly, adverb sem·i·se·ri·ous·ness, noun

John Boehner actually made a semi-serious offer in the fiscal talks.

A Semi-Serious Offer from Boehner |Michael Tomasky |December 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
She and the General had been girl and boy together, and as they came to eighteen and nineteen had been semi-serious sweethearts.

Vanishing Roads and Other Essays |Richard Le Gallienne
Now began one of these semi-comic, semi-serious adventures which seem to dog my footsteps.

Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 |Ian Hamilton
Her quick ear heard, and she turned, semi-serious, questioning him with raised eyebrows.

The Younger Set |Robert W. Chambers

She seemed to treat even her own grievances in this semi-serious way—one of them certainly, if her husband were one.

Double Harness |Anthony Hope
This is a sort of half-way house between Cleveland's burlesques and his serious or semi-serious poems like Fuscara.

Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol III |John Cleveland