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soberly - adj. & n. --adj. (soberer, soberest)
1 not affected by alcohol.
2 not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
3 moderate, well-balanced, tranquil, sedate.
4 not fanciful or exaggerated (the sober truth).
5 (of a colour etc.) quiet and inconspicuous. --v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by down, up) make or become sober or less wild, reckless, enthusiastic, visionary, etc. (a sobering thought). as sober as a judge completely sober. soberingly adv. soberly adv. [ME f. OF sobre f. L sobrius] |
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