Meanings
adverb
- UKalternativeAlternative form of somberly.
But I feel I owe a thank you to someone," Ray Keating explains sombrely.
2009 February 12, Clementine Cuneo, “'I'm no believer, but I owe someone'”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2009
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adverbin a somber manner
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APA
sombrely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sombrely
MLA
“sombrely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sombrely. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sombrely,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sombrely.
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