SOBERING


Meaning of SOBERING in English

You say that something is a ~ thought or has a ~ effect when a situation seems serious and makes you become serious and thoughtful.

Statistics paint a ~ picture–unemployment, tight credit, lower home values, sluggish job growth.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .