soberly

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

soberly
    adv 1: in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward
           the altar" [syn: {gravely}, {soberly}, {staidly}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Soberly \So"ber*ly\, adv.
   In a sober manner; temperately; cooly; calmly; gravely;
   seriously.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Soberly \So"ber*ly\, a.
   Grave; serious; solemn; sad. [Obs.]
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         [He] looked hollow and thereto soberly.  --Chaucer.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

49 Moby Thesaurus words for "soberly":
      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