All 4 Uses
solemn
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Kindred, by Octavia Butler
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- I sat down and Rufus looked up at me solemnly.†
p. 70.2 *solemnly = with seriousness and dignity
- He looked up solemnly.†
p. 89.8
- I nodded solemnly "I'd bring him in to learn with Rufus if people weren't so good at listening at doors in that house.†
p. 101.8
- A photograph of Sojourner Truth stared back at me solemn-eyed.†
p. 140.5solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
Definitions:
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(1)
(solemn) in a very serious (and often dignified) manner
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(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.