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Meaning of SOBERLY

Pronunciation:  s'owburlee

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 Definition: [adv]  in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar"
 
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 Synonyms: gravely, staidly
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \So"ber*ly\, adv.
    In a sober manner; temperately; cooly; calmly; gravely;
    seriously.
    
  2. \So"ber*ly\, a.
    Grave; serious; solemn; sad. [Obs.]
          [He] looked hollow and thereto soberly.  --Chaucer.
    
 
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