ADJECTIVE: "concerned with or striving for...cleverness for [its] own sake...at the expense of seriousness and responsibility" Crossword Clue

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ADJECTIVE: "concerned with or striving for...cleverness for [its] own sake...at the expense of seriousness and responsibility" Crossword Answer

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SERIOUSNESS (noun)
1. the trait of being serious
2. an earnest and sincere feeling
CLEVERNESS (noun)
1. the property of being ingenious
2. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

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