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Adjective: sober (soberer,soberest) sowbu(r)- Not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
- Dignified and sombre in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
"as sober as a judge" - grave, sedate, solemn - Lacking brightness or colour; dull
"sober Puritan grey" - drab, somber [US], sombre [Brit, Cdn] - Completely lacking in playfulness
- unplayful, serious Verb: sober sowbu(r)- Cause to become sober
"A sobering thought" - Become more realistic
"After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up" - sober up - Become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
"Keep him in bed until he sobers up" - sober up
Derived forms: sobering, soberest, sobers, soberer, sobered See also: cold sober, colorless [US], colourless [Brit, Cdn], drug-free, dry, fun, playfulness, serious, soberly, soberness, stone-sober, teetotal, uninebriated, unintoxicated Type of: alter, become, change, get, go, modify Antonym: intoxicated Encyclopedia: Sober Sober, Lugo |