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somberly

somberly adverb: in a somber manner.

Adverb

somberly (comparative more somberly, superlative most somberly)

  1. (US) In a somber manner.

Forms of somberly

comparativemore somberly
superlativemost somberly
alternative formsombrely

Origin of somberly

From somber + -ly.

Questions about somberly

What does somberly mean?
Somberly means in a somber manner.
What part of speech is somberly?
Somberly is an adverb.

Words near somberly in the dictionary

  1. sombered
  2. somberer
  3. somberest
  4. sombering
  5. somberish
  6. somberly
  7. somberness
  8. sombernesses
  9. sombers
  10. sombersome
  11. sombitch

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