All 4 Uses of
somber
in
Of Human Bondage
- He looked at Philip and saw him staring at him sombrely.
Chpt 73-74sombrely = solemnly (in a manner that is serious--not cheerful or lighthearted)unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use somberly.
- He walked up Piccadilly, dragging his club-foot, sombrely drunk, with rage and misery clawing at his heart.
Chpt 77-78 *
- The Black Book was a sombre volume in which the names of boys were written with their misdeeds, and when a name was down three times it meant a caning.†
Chpt 15-16sombre = serious and without humor or fun -- perhaps sadunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use somber.
- When he awoke and found it was nothing but a dream he was filled with sombre rage.†
Chpt 107-108
Definitions:
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(1)
(somber as in: a somber mood) serious (without cheer or lightheartedness); or sad
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(2)
(somber as in: somber colors) lacking brightness or color -- perhaps gloomy