Both Uses of
somber
in
Arrowsmith
- As head of the medical department of bacteriology, Gottlieb was a member of this all-ruling body, and when he entered the long Council Chamber, with its gilt ceiling, its heavy maroon curtains, its somber paintings of pioneers, he started for his usual seat, unconscious of the knot of whispering members, meditating on far-off absorbing things.†
Chpt 12
- He turned somberly toward her, and she cried: "I'm so frightened and so lonely!"
Chpt 35 *somberly = solemnly (in a manner that is serious--not cheerful or lighthearted)
Definition:
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(somber as in: a somber mood) serious (without cheer or lightheartedness); or sad