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Having a serious attitude. Also: Not drunk.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.
  • That day, the group asks that families, schools, other organizations host what he calls sober parties at their homes.
  • "With reverence, sir," said the boy, "he was what he calls sober, and what I would call concerned in liquor for any other person."
  • “With reverence, sir,” said the boy, “he was what he calls sober, and what I would call concerned in liquor for any other person.”
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