All 6 Uses of
solemn
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- 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) 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.