soberly
soberly · more soberly · most soberly
In a sober manner; temperately; coolly; calmly; gravely; seriouslyIn a sober manner; temperately; coolly; calmly; gravely; seriously.
Meaning
1 sensesIn a sober manner; temperately; coolly; calmly; gravely; seriously.
in a grave and sober manner
Examples
1 sentences"I critically and soberly understand the signal that society gave today to the acting authorities," he said.
Origin
From Middle English soberly; equivalent to sober + -ly.From Middle English soberly; equivalent to sober + -ly.
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Forms
more soberly, most soberly| Comparative | more soberly Lesson |
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| Superlative | most soberly |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedsober
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.