Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Soberly · So·ber·ly · IPA /sˈoʊbərliː/ adv. a. 01 adv. In a sober manner; temperately; cooly; calmly; gravely; seriously. 1. In a sober manner; temperately; cooly; calmly; gravely; seriously. 02 a. Grave; serious; solemn; sad. 1. Grave; serious; solemn; sad.[Obs.] “[He] looked hollow and thereto soberly.” — Chaucer.