Both Uses
somber
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Hoot
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- "His mom doesn't want him?"
Roy saw something flash in her eyes. He wasn't certain if it was sorrow or anger—or both.
"She doesn't want him?" his mother repeated.
Roy nodded somberly.p. 161.4 *somberly = solemnly (in a manner that is serious--not cheerful or lighthearted) - Lonna arrived at the church towing a somber, bony-shouldered boy with sun-bleached hair and a deep tan.†
p. 115.5
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
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)