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solemncholy

solemncholy adjective: solemn; serious.

Adjective

solemncholy (comparative more solemncholy, superlative most solemncholy)

  1. (dialectal, humorous, nonstandard) solemn; serious
    • On the night of the 4th of February , Ailie wrote to her cousin elect—
      “This is the maddest, merriest Sunday which any one of these, your five solemncholy English friends have ever spent. […]1879, Kate Ross, A Sicilian Legacy, volume 2, page 230
    • I wouldna deny it in front of such a number of sharp-eyed solemncholy gentlemen. I flung the stone that dropped Mr Crawford.1999, Dorothy Dunnett, Checkmate

Synonyms of solemncholy

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Forms of solemncholy

comparativemore solemncholy
superlativemost solemncholy

Origin of solemncholy

Blend of solemn + melancholy.

Questions about solemncholy

What does solemncholy mean?
Solemncholy means solemn; serious.
What part of speech is solemncholy?
Solemncholy is an adjective.

Words near solemncholy in the dictionary

  1. solemn
  2. solemn mass
  3. solemn masses
  4. solemn vow
  5. solemn vows
  6. solemncholy
  7. solemner
  8. solemness
  9. solemnest
  10. solemnified
  11. solemnifies

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