Definition of Sombrely

1. Adverb. In a somber manner. "`That's sure bad news,' said Dowd, somberly"

Exact synonyms: Somberly
Partainyms: Somber

Definition of Sombrely

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of somberly) (British) ¹

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Definition of Sombrely

1. sombre [adv] - See also: sombre

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sombrely

somatrem
somatroph
somatrophs
somatropin
somber
sombered
somberer
somberest
sombering
somberly
somberness
sombernesses
sombers
sombre
sombred
sombrely (current term)
sombreness
sombrer
sombrero
sombreros
sombres
sombrest
sombring
sombrous
somdel
somdomites
some
some(a)
some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you

Literary usage of Sombrely

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. World's-End by Amélie Rives (1914)
""And I was cold with disgust," said he sombrely. "Dante never invented a worse ... He did not look at her, but continued gazing sombrely into the fire. ..."

2. Studies in Literature by John Morley (1891)
"... the dark phrase constantly adorning leading articles to this day—the man who said that Dan ton sombrely acquiesced in the doings of Billaud, Collot, ..."

3. Studies in Literature by John Morley (1907)
"... espy the dark phrase constantly adorning leading articles to this day—the man who said that Danton sombrely acquiesced in the doings of Billaud, Collot, ..."

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