Both Uses of
solemn
in
The House of Mirth
- Now, Jack, don't look so solemn!"†
Chpt 2.1
- Lily, oppressed by the close atmosphere, and the stifling odour of fresh mourning, felt her attention straying as Mrs. Peniston's lawyer, solemnly erect behind the Buhl table at the end of the room, began to rattle through the preamble of the will.†
Chpt 2.4 *
Definition:
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(solemn) in a very serious (and often dignified) manner