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sober-minded

[ soh-ber-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈsoʊ bərˈmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

rational; sensible.

Origin of sober-minded

First recorded in 1525–35

OTHER WORDS FROM sober-minded

so·ber-mind·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby sober-minded

soba, sobeit, sober, sober as a judge, sober-headed, sober-minded, soberize, sobers, sobersided, sobersides, sobhuza ii

Example sentences from the Web for sober-minded

He was replaced by Mike McMahon, a sober-minded city councilman with deep roots in Democratic politics in the city.

Grimm’s Dysfunctional District |David Freedlander |January 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Even Rand Paul has carefully repositioned himself as a sober-minded U.S. Senator, distancing himself from paranoia and bigotry.

Cruz's Secret Weapon: Republican Despair |David Frum |May 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
On this day he actually had the look of a reliable, responsible, sober-minded man.

Charlie Wilson's CIA Adventures |George Crile |February 11, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The sober-minded English people were quite as much impressed.

Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 |Various

It was a serious, sober-minded England in which the youth Dryden found himself.

Palamon and Arcite |John Dryden
There is much to shock the sober-minded as there is in Paris, but the sober-minded should not go to Trouville.

In Vanity Fair |Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
But even a sober-minded individual could not always steer himself so as to escape an adventure.

The Guerilla Chief |Mayne Reid
Fine privileges, if honest, sober-minded Christians are to learn the way to Heaven from heathens and idolaters.

The Mystery of a Turkish Bath |E.M. Gollan (AKA Rita)