Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a sombrous manner; gloomily; somberly.

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  • One in his exquisite balance of body, a skylark-like song of eternal beauty, stood lightly advancing; the other sat sombrously contemplating, calm as a beautiful evening.

    Confessions of a Young Man 1892

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