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lacking brightness or color; dull
drab faded curtains; sober Puritan grey; children in somber brown clothes
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
a grave God-fearing man; a quiet sedate nature; as sober as a judge; a solemn promise; the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence
completely lacking in playfulness
(verb) sober up
become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
Keep him in bed until he sobers up
(verb) sober up
become more realistic
After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up