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po–faced
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
po–faced
(adjective)
po–faced
/
ˈ
poʊˌfeɪst/
adjective
po–faced
/
ˈ
poʊˌfeɪst/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PO–FACED
[
more po–faced; most po–faced
]
British, informal
1
:
having a serious expression on the face
a
po-faced
police officer
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2
:
too serious
the writer's
po-faced
[=
humorless
] style
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