All 5 Uses of
sober
in
The Idiot
- He was sober himself, but the excitement of this chaotic day—the strangest day of his life—had affected him so that he was in a dazed, wild condition, which almost resembled drunkenness.†
Chpt 1.15
- Perhaps it would be as well to get some sober, reliable man for the night.†
Chpt 2.10
- Lebedeff, now quite sobered down, sent for a doctor; and he and his daughter, with Burdovsky and General Ivolgin, remained by the sick man's couch.†
Chpt 3.7 *
- He was quite sober now, and cried with real sincerity over the sick general—mourning for him as though he were his own brother.†
Chpt 4.6
- It is the sober truth.†
Chpt 4.10 *
Definitions:
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(sober as in: Talk to me when your sober.) not under the influence of alcohol
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(sobering as in: a sobering thought) serious or calm (not silly or excited); or making one serious or less excited