Soberly

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Soberly \So"ber*ly\, adv.
     In a sober manner; temperately; cooly; calmly; gravely;
     seriously.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Soberly \So"ber*ly\, a.
     Grave; serious; solemn; sad. [Obs.]
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           [He] looked hollow and thereto soberly.  --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "soberly":
     calmly, composedly, conservatively, coolly, decorously, demurely,
     dispassionately, earnestly, equably, evenly, formally, grandly,
     gravely, grimly, imposingly, in balance, in moderation, in reason,
     judiciously, loftily, magisterially, majestically, moderately,
     nobly, prudently, regally, restrainedly, royally, sedately,
     serenely, seriously, sober-mindedly, sobersidedly, solemnly,
     somberly, soothingly, staidly, stately, steadily, subduedly,
     temperately, thoughtfully, tranquilly, venerably, with dignity,
     within bounds, within compass, within reason, worthily