Definition of "soberly" [so•ber•ly]

• In a sober manner (adverb)

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• "Therefore, little Amelia went to school during the spring term soberly clad as ever, and even on the festive last day wore nothing better than a new blue gingham, made too long, to allow for shrinkage, and new blue hair-ribbons."
• "I cannot say how many people were killed but I think the word soberly is worth noting."
• "Perhaps if the hassles and stressors occurred at the beginning of wedlock instead of the end, people might enter into it more soberly, that is, with more caution and understanding that it is a legal agreement not unlike that of a business partnership."