Sobering
adj, verb
adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of sober form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Causing more sober thought or concern.
"It was a sobering thought that I had almost killed myself. That was something I wouldn't soon do on purpose again."
Adjective
- 1 tending to make sober or more serious wordnet
Example
More examples"The results of the study were sobering, to say the least."