All 3 Uses of
solemn
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 20 chapter version
- You can't have forgotten that you assured me most solemnly that nothing in the world would induce you to send it to any exhibition.†
Chpt 9 *solemnly = with seriousness and dignity
- The men laughed, and Mr. Chapman got up solemnly from the foot of the table and came up to the top.†
Chpt 15
- If you ask them their opinion on something that happened yesterday, they solemnly give you the opinions current in 1820, when people wore high stocks, believed in everything, and knew absolutely nothing.†
Chpt 19
Definitions:
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(1)
(solemn) in a very serious (and often dignified) manner
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, solemn can mean that something was done with great or appropriate ceremony. It can also be used to describe something as dark or undecorated.