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(1):

(superl.) Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.

(2):

(superl.) Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.

(3):

(superl.) Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.

(4):

(superl.) Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate.

(5):

(superl.) Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason; self-controlled; self-possessed.

(6):

(v. t.) To make sober.

(7):

(v. i.) To become sober; - often with down.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sober'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sober.html. 1828.
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