unsober

adjective

un·​sober

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: not sober: such as

a

obsolete : marked by extremes : immoderate, excessive

b

: not serious or sober-minded : undisciplined in conduct or thought

an unsober, temperamental person

c

: given to drinking : intoxicated

comes often unsober from the taproom

unsoberly

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adverb

Word History

Etymology

Middle English unsober, unsobre, from un- entry 1 + sober, sobre sober

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