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Somberly   /sˈɑmbərli/   Listen
Somberly

adverb
1.
In a somber manner.  Synonym: sombrely.






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"Somberly" Quotes from Famous Books



... table with paper, pens and ink-stands. It was there that Rouletabille was conducted and asked to be seated. Then he saw that another man was at his side, who was required to keep standing. His face was pale and desperate, very drawn. His eyes burned somberly, in spite of the panic that deformed his features Rouletabille recognized one of the unintroduced friends whom Gounsovski had brought with him to the supper at Krestowsky. Evidently since then the always-threatening misfortune had fallen upon him. They were proceeding with his trial. ...
— The Secret of the Night • Gaston Leroux

... and furs lay ready on the bed and she sat in the long wicker chair by the window, one hand supporting her chin, while her eyes rested somberly on the fig tree in the garden. She was reluctant to go; she did not know why, except that just then, waiting for the clock to strike, she had had an eerie sort of fear of Mayer. She told herself it was because he was so clever, ...
— Treasure and Trouble Therewith - A Tale of California • Geraldine Bonner



Words linked to "Somberly" :   somber, sombrely



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