( BrE ) ( AmE somber ) adj.
VERBS
▪ be , look , seem
▪
Everyone looked very ~.
▪ become , grow , turn
▪
His eyes grew ~.
▪
The mood turned ~.
▪ remain
▪
The mood in the city remained ~.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪
She was in a somewhat ~ mood.
▪ suitably
▪
The funeral cortège passed, to suitably ~ music.
Sombre/somber is used with these nouns: ↑ colour , ↑ mood , ↑ note