sober
adjective /ˈsəʊbə(r)/
/ˈsəʊbər/
Idioms - [not usually before noun] not drunk (= not affected by alcohol)
- I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight.
- He was as sober as a judge (= completely sober).
Extra Examples- By this time he felt more or less sober again.
- I've been clean and sober for four years.
- Only the thought of her kept him sober.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- completely
- entirely
- perfectly
- …
- clean and sober
- (of people and their behaviour) serious and sensible
- a sober assessment of the situation
- He is honest, sober and hard-working.
- On sober reflection (= after some serious thought), I don't think I really need a car after all.
- (of colours or clothes) plain and not bright
- a sober grey suit
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sobre, from Latin sobrius.
Idioms
stone-cold sober
- having drunk no alcohol at all