soberlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈsəʊbəli/, U.S.

/ˈsoʊbərli/

Forms: Also Middle English sobreliche, sobrelyche, Middle English sobirliche; Middle English–1500s soburly (Middle English soburli), sobirly (1500s sobirlie), soberlie (1500s soberlye), etc.

Etymology: < sober adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Middle Dutch soberlike (Dutch -lijk), Middle Low German soberliken.

In a sober manner, in various senses of the adjective.

a. Gravely, seriously, quietly; without any sign of excitement, impatience, or other strong feeling.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [adverb]

evenlyOE

egallyc1374

soberly1382

sadly?a1400

wellc1405

digestlya1522

calmly1597

placidly1635

sedately1646

equanimously1652

recollectedly1654

serenely1690

composedly1702

dispassionately1717

serene1728

unperturbedly?1786

solidly1799

tranquilly1801

relaxedly1819

collectedly1838

comfortably1872

equably1873

unagitatedly1894

the world > action or operation > behaviour > other specific behaviour > [adverb] > in staid manner

soberly1382

staidly1571

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [adverb]

highlyOE

deeplyc1300

solemnlya1325

sadlya1375

soberly1382

demurelyc1400

sadc1400

seriouslyc1425

solemnya1470

murely1474

solemnedlyc1480

solenny1480

in (good, sober, serious) sadness1545

gravely1553

staidly1571

solemniouslya1578

solidly1632

in sad earnest1637

ponderously1637

in jest-earnest1642

in all seriousness1679

joking apart1745

unhumorously1768

solidly1799

in sober earnest1836

mirthlessly1853

votively1857

smilelessly1869

unmirthfully1872

unsmilingly1879

inhumorously1898

soberingly1923

straightfacedly1977

(a)

c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 256 Soberly after þenne con ho say.

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 869 This Philosophre sobrely answerde.

c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 44 On þe morn..he com vnto þis Crasippus & tolde hym soberlie of his anger.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 544 The man that had the hound in cuir..Than soberlie askit agane the hound.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 248 When Pelleus his proses hade..soburly said with a sad wille.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxxxiiii The kyng of England..answered to hys wordes so soberly, so grauelye, and so princely.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 80 [He asked me] where was my money? to whom I soberly answered, I had no more then he saw.

(b)1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Gen. xxxii. 22 Whanne sobirly [L. mature] he was arysun.c1386 G. Chaucer Shipman's Tale 255 Daun Johan sobrely This chapman took on-part, and prively Sayd him thus.c1425 J. Lydgate Assembly of Gods 802 With countenaunce demure he roode full soburly.c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 175 Thai maid offer to passe sobirly and curtaisly.1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 188 Ladyes to dance full sobirly assayit.1595 W. S. Lamentable Trag. Locrine iv. ii My wife soberly sate rocking my little babie.a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. v. 47 So he nodded, And soberly did mount an Arme-gaunt Steede. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 206 By being acquainted with their Keeper, and being soberly handled, you may with ease remove them from one Pasture to another.1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 59 Then the tale Shall move on soberly, as it is meet.1884 Manch. Examiner 21 Nov. 5/3 To keep the debate soberly within narrow channels.(c)1589 Pappe with Hatchet (1844) 35 If thou wilt deale soberlie without scoffes, thou shalt be answered grauely without iests.1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 519 This is a matter then of which wee must speake very soberly, and with great reuerence of God.a1677 B. Hale in J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) Pref. I have soberly consider'd these Holy and Devout Contemplations.1689 J. Locke Two Treat. Govt. ii. ii As he soberly judges the case to require.1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 245 That disease when soberly defin'd Is the false fire of an o'erheated mind.1832 H. Martineau Life in Wilds i. 7 That they would deliberate soberly.1841 Nonconformist 1 2 It becomes dissenters..soberly to set about it.

b. In all seriousness; with full conviction.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > [adverb] > gravely, seriously, or solemnly

weightily1552

soberly1579

in sober sadness1593

aggravatingly1661

in sober earnest1836

1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue f. 16 H. N. affirmeth very soberly as it seemeth that the Elders of his broode are illuminated.

1695 W. Kennett Parochial Antiq. ix. 61 Agreeable to the faith of that age, miracles were soberly reported of him.

c. Without extravagance or excess.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adverb]

methelyeOE

methefully?c1225

measurelyc1350

temprelyc1386

moderatelya1398

attemperately1525

temperately1525

modestlyc1550

castigately1707

soberly1849

chastenedly1873

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 231 The cruelties of Mary's reign..which were neither accurately nor soberly related in the popular martyrologies.

1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) ix. 119 But these rights [of public meeting] must be soberly and moderately exercised.

2. With moderation in respect of natural appetites; temperately.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adverb]

soberly1340

temperatelyc1400

abstemiously1625

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 248 Hire uor to wyne and habbe, me ssel libbe sobreliche ine þise wordle.

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xxxii. 144 Þai liffe so temperately and so soberly in meet and drink.

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) i. xix. 14 Ye muste ete and drinke more sobirliche than oother folk.

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 23 Yf men wold governe themselfe soburly by temperat dyat, then physycyonys were not to be requyryd.

1600 T. Nashe Summers Last Will 278 The silly beasts..will rather fall soberly to those thistles..then they will offer to breake their bounds.

1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. ix. 290 Then each..His Thirst and Hunger soberly represt.

1882 Med. Temp. Jrnl. 146 They were..as soberly disposed a body of young men as one would wish to see.

3. In a poor, humble, or simple manner. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [adverb]

poorlyc1330

soberlya1387

alowc1400

beggarlyc1400

penuriously1616

needily1642

necessitously1776

the mind > emotion > humility > [adverb] > of conditions or qualities

soberlya1387

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 79 Þe childe..seide þat he couþe lyve soberliche, and þat lasse cost wolde doo his nede.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. Prol. 2 I will assay How sobirly begouth þe romane blude.

1568 (a1500) Freiris Berwik 222 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 267 [That we] sobirly our selffis dois sustene.

†4. Quietly, gently, in respect of motion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adverb] > and gently

softlyc1400

soberly1477

1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy v, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 85 Whereby Water maie soberly flowe, For violent Fluxes be perilous as nowe.

1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 251 This branch of Tacassin..towards Amina..runs soberly enough.

5. Not brightly or garishly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adverb] > dull

obscurelyc1586

dully1626

dingily1752

soberly1820

1820 W. Irving Sketch Bk. I. 263 It was soberly lighted by a row of Gothic windows.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soberly
释义	soberlyadv. Brit. /ˈsəʊbəli/, U.S. /ˈsoʊbərli/ Forms: Also Middle English sobreliche, sobrelyche, Middle English sobirliche; Middle English–1500s soburly (Middle English soburli), sobirly (1500s sobirlie), soberlie (1500s soberlye), etc. Etymology: < sober adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Middle Dutch soberlike (Dutch -lijk), Middle Low German soberliken. In a sober manner, in various senses of the adjective. 1. a. Gravely, seriously, quietly; without any sign of excitement, impatience, or other strong feeling. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adverb] evenlyOE egallyc1374 soberly1382 sadly?a1400 wellc1405 digestlya1522 calmly1597 placidly1635 sedately1646 equanimously1652 recollectedly1654 serenely1690 composedly1702 dispassionately1717 serene1728 unperturbedly?1786 solidly1799 tranquilly1801 relaxedly1819 collectedly1838 comfortably1872 equably1873 unagitatedly1894 the world > action or operation > behaviour > other specific behaviour > [adverb] > in staid manner soberly1382 staidly1571 the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [adverb] highlyOE deeplyc1300 solemnlya1325 sadlya1375 soberly1382 demurelyc1400 sadc1400 seriouslyc1425 solemnya1470 murely1474 solemnedlyc1480 solenny1480 in (good, sober, serious) sadness1545 gravely1553 staidly1571 solemniouslya1578 solidly1632 in sad earnest1637 ponderously1637 in jest-earnest1642 in all seriousness1679 joking apart1745 unhumorously1768 solidly1799 in sober earnest1836 mirthlessly1853 votively1857 smilelessly1869 unmirthfully1872 unsmilingly1879 inhumorously1898 soberingly1923 straightfacedly1977 (a) c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 256 Soberly after þenne con ho say. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 869 This Philosophre sobrely answerde. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 44 On þe morn..he com vnto þis Crasippus & tolde hym soberlie of his anger. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 544 The man that had the hound in cuir..Than soberlie askit agane the hound. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 248 When Pelleus his proses hade..soburly said with a sad wille. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxxxiiii The kyng of England..answered to hys wordes so soberly, so grauelye, and so princely. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 80 [He asked me] where was my money? to whom I soberly answered, I had no more then he saw. (b)1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Gen. xxxii. 22 Whanne sobirly [L. mature] he was arysun.c1386 G. Chaucer Shipman's Tale 255 Daun Johan sobrely This chapman took on-part, and prively Sayd him thus.c1425 J. Lydgate Assembly of Gods 802 With countenaunce demure he roode full soburly.c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 175 Thai maid offer to passe sobirly and curtaisly.1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 188 Ladyes to dance full sobirly assayit.1595 W. S. Lamentable Trag. Locrine iv. ii My wife soberly sate rocking my little babie.a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. v. 47 So he nodded, And soberly did mount an Arme-gaunt Steede. View more context for this quotation1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 206 By being acquainted with their Keeper, and being soberly handled, you may with ease remove them from one Pasture to another.1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 59 Then the tale Shall move on soberly, as it is meet.1884 Manch. Examiner 21 Nov. 5/3 To keep the debate soberly within narrow channels.(c)1589 Pappe with Hatchet (1844) 35 If thou wilt deale soberlie without scoffes, thou shalt be answered grauely without iests.1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 519 This is a matter then of which wee must speake very soberly, and with great reuerence of God.a1677 B. Hale in J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) Pref. I have soberly consider'd these Holy and Devout Contemplations.1689 J. Locke Two Treat. Govt. ii. ii As he soberly judges the case to require.1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 245 That disease when soberly defin'd Is the false fire of an o'erheated mind.1832 H. Martineau Life in Wilds i. 7 That they would deliberate soberly.1841 Nonconformist 1 2 It becomes dissenters..soberly to set about it. b. In all seriousness; with full conviction. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > [adverb] > gravely, seriously, or solemnly weightily1552 soberly1579 in sober sadness1593 aggravatingly1661 in sober earnest1836 1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue f. 16 H. N. affirmeth very soberly as it seemeth that the Elders of his broode are illuminated. 1695 W. Kennett Parochial Antiq. ix. 61 Agreeable to the faith of that age, miracles were soberly reported of him. c. Without extravagance or excess. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adverb] methelyeOE methefully?c1225 measurelyc1350 temprelyc1386 moderatelya1398 attemperately1525 temperately1525 modestlyc1550 castigately1707 soberly1849 chastenedly1873 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 231 The cruelties of Mary's reign..which were neither accurately nor soberly related in the popular martyrologies. 1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) ix. 119 But these rights [of public meeting] must be soberly and moderately exercised. 2. With moderation in respect of natural appetites; temperately. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adverb] soberly1340 temperatelyc1400 abstemiously1625 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 248 Hire uor to wyne and habbe, me ssel libbe sobreliche ine þise wordle. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xxxii. 144 Þai liffe so temperately and so soberly in meet and drink. c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) i. xix. 14 Ye muste ete and drinke more sobirliche than oother folk. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 23 Yf men wold governe themselfe soburly by temperat dyat, then physycyonys were not to be requyryd. 1600 T. Nashe Summers Last Will 278 The silly beasts..will rather fall soberly to those thistles..then they will offer to breake their bounds. 1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. ix. 290 Then each..His Thirst and Hunger soberly represt. 1882 Med. Temp. Jrnl. 146 They were..as soberly disposed a body of young men as one would wish to see. 3. In a poor, humble, or simple manner. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [adverb] poorlyc1330 soberlya1387 alowc1400 beggarlyc1400 penuriously1616 needily1642 necessitously1776 the mind > emotion > humility > [adverb] > of conditions or qualities soberlya1387 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 79 Þe childe..seide þat he couþe lyve soberliche, and þat lasse cost wolde doo his nede. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. Prol. 2 I will assay How sobirly begouth þe romane blude. 1568 (a1500) Freiris Berwik 222 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 267 [That we] sobirly our selffis dois sustene. †4. Quietly, gently, in respect of motion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adverb] > and gently softlyc1400 soberly1477 1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy v, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 85 Whereby Water maie soberly flowe, For violent Fluxes be perilous as nowe. 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 251 This branch of Tacassin..towards Amina..runs soberly enough. 5. Not brightly or garishly. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adverb] > dull obscurelyc1586 dully1626 dingily1752 soberly1820 1820 W. Irving Sketch Bk. I. 263 It was soberly lighted by a row of Gothic windows. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1340
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