sober

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊbə/

adjective (soberer, soberest)

  • 1not affected by alcohol; not drunk.
  • 2serious, sensible, and solemn: a sober view of life his expression became sober
  • muted in colour: a sober grey suit

verb

  • make or become sober after drinking alcohol: [with object]: that coffee sobered him up [no object]: I ought to sober up a bit
  • make or become more serious, sensible, and solemn: [no object]: his expression sobered her (as adjective sobering) a sobering thought

Phrases

(as) sober as a judge

completely sober.

Derivatives

soberingly

adverb

soberly

adverb

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French sobre, from Latin sobrius