adjective

sober

Translation

not drunk, serious, sensible, plain in color

He was completely sober when the accident happened.

This is a sober assessment of the situation.

He wore a sober grey suit to the interview.

He wore a sober gray suit to the interview.

((sb.)) is sober (sb.) is not drunk He was completely sober.

a sober ((noun)) a serious or plain (noun) This is a sober assessment of the situation.

Synonyms: (not drunk) clear-headed, teetotal; (serious) serious, solemn. Antonyms: (drunk) intoxicated; (frivolous) flippant.

From Latin 'sobrius' meaning 'not drunk', from 'se-' (apart) + 'ebrius' (drunk).

Think 'SO-BER' sounds like 'so over' being drunk. You're 'so over' it.