All 6 Uses of
sober
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- He used to always whale me when he was sober and could get his hands on me; though I used to take to the woods most of the time when he was around.
Chpt 3 (definition 1)sober = not drunk
- Well, it WAS pap, sure enough--and sober, too, by the way he laid his oars.
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- He's the best naturedest old fool in Arkansaw—never hurt nobody, drunk nor sober.
Chpt 21 (definition 1) *
- The crowd looked mighty sober; nobody stirred, and there warn't no more laughing.
Chpt 21 (definition 2) *sober = serious
- Everybody that could get a chance at him tried their best to coax him off of his horse so they could lock him up and get him sober;
Chpt 21 (definition 1)sober = to stop being drunk
- "Well," I says, "when I see the king in that doggery yesterday I says to myself, we can't get him home for hours, till he's soberer; so I went a-loafing around town to put in the time and wait."
Chpt 31 (definition 1)soberer = less drunk
Definitions:
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(1) (sober as in: Talk to me when your sober.) not under the influence of alcohol
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(2) (sobering as in: a sobering thought) serious or calm (not silly or excited); or making one serious or less excited