All 6 Uses

sober
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(Edited)

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

sober = not drunk
Well, it WAS pap, sure enough--and sober, too, by the way he laid his oars.
Chpt 7
He's the best naturedest old fool in Arkansaw—never hurt nobody, drunk nor sober.
Chpt 21 *
The crowd looked mighty sober; nobody stirred, and there warn't no more laughing.
Chpt 21 *

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

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

soberer = less drunk

Definitions:

(1) (sober as in: Talk to me when your sober.)
not under the influence of alcohol
(2) (sober up as in: I need to sober up.)
to become less drunk or intoxicated
(3) (sobering as in: a sobering thought)
serious or calm (not silly or excited); or making one serious or less excited
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
More rarely, sober can refer to one who is rational rather than under the influence of extreme emotion. Also more rarely, it can reference that which is practical rather than fanciful -- such as "a more sober plan."