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somberly

/sˈɑmbɚli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
somber-ly
IPA
/sˈɑmbɚli/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a somber manner.

American usage

Etymology

Etymology tree English somber Middle English -ly English -ly English somberly From somber + -ly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more somberly (comparative) most somberly (superlative) sombrely (alternative)

Synonyms

sombrely

Questions

How do you pronounce somberly?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɑmbɚli/.
What does somberly mean?
In a somber manner.
Where does somberly come from?
Etymology tree English somber Middle English -ly English -ly English somberly From somber + -ly.

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