(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
When you are ~, you are not drunk.
When Dad was ~ he was a good father.
? drunk
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
2.
A ~ person is serious and thoughtful.
We are now far more ~ and realistic...
The euphoria is giving way to a more ~ assessment of the situation.
ADJ
~ly
‘There’s a new development,’ he said ~ly.
ADV: usu ADV with v
3.
Sober colours and clothes are plain and rather dull.
He dresses in ~ grey suits.
...~-suited middle-aged men.
= sombre
ADJ
~ly
She saw Ellis, ~ly dressed in a well-cut dark suit.
ADV: ADV with v
4.
see also ~ing
5.
stone-cold ~: see stone-cold