so·ber
(s
b
r)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
so·ber·er
,
so·ber·est
- Habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic liquors or drugs; temperate.
- Not intoxicated or affected by the use of drugs.
- Plain or subdued:
sober attire.
- Devoid of frivolity, excess, exaggeration, or speculative imagination; straightforward:
gave a sober assessment of the situation.
- Marked by seriousness, gravity, or solemnity of conduct or character. See Synonyms at serious.
- Marked by circumspection and self-restraint.
tr. & intr.v.
so·bered
,
so·ber·ing
,
so·bers
- To make or become sober.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French
sobre, from Latin
sbrius; see
s(w)e- in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
sober·ly
(Adverb),
sober·ness
(Noun)
