adj. & n.
--adj. (soberer, soberest)
1. not affected by alcohol.
2 not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
3 moderate, well-balanced, tranquil, sedate.
4 not fanciful or exaggerated (the sober truth).
5 (of a colour etc.) quiet and inconspicuous.
--v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by down, up) make or become sober or less wild, reckless, enthusiastic, visionary, etc. (a sobering thought).
Phrases and idioms:
as sober as a judge completely sober.
Derivatives:
soberingly adv. soberly adv.
Etymology: ME f. OF sobre f. L sobrius