Both Uses of
solemn
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 13 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 7 *solemnly = with seriousness and dignity
- 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 and knew absolutely nothing.†
Chpt 13
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.