| Soberly 1. (adv.) In a sober manner; temperately; coolly; calmly; gravely; seriously. 2. (a.) Grave; serious; solemn; sad. Thesaurus Entries calmly, composedly, conservatively, coolly, decorously, demurely, dispassionately, earnestly, equably, evenly, formally, grandly, gravely, grimly, imposingly, in balance, in moderation, in reason, judiciously, loftily, magisterially, majestically, moderately, nobly, prudently, regally, restrainedly, royally, sedately, serenely, seriously, sober-mindedly, sobersidedly, solemnly, somberly, soothingly, staidly, stately, steadily, subduedly, temperately, thoughtfully, tranquilly, venerably, with dignity, within bounds, within compass, within reason, worthily |