All 6 Uses
solemn
in
The Poisonwood Bible
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- Miss Rat-pup read the quote, nodding solemnly, and wrote underneath, The book of Luke.†
Chpt 1 *solemnly = with seriousness and dignity
- I realized that Mama Mwanza had an extraordinarily pretty face, with wide-set eyes, a solemn mouth, and a high, rounded forehead under her kerchief.†
Chpt 3solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- A solemn wishbone of eager, hungry people—that is how we might have appeared to the muntu dead and unborn who watched from above.†
Chpt 4
- It is the one solemn promise every life on earth is born and bound to keep.†
Chpt 4
- Mama Mwanza balanced the skillet on her head, since she needed her hands for walking, and solemnly led her family away from our funeral.†
Chpt 4solemnly = with seriousness and dignity
- Patrice came and sat on the floor by my chair, patting my leg with a little boy's solemn endurance.†
Chpt 5solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
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) 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.