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solemncholy, a. and n. pl.|ˈsɒləmkəlɪ| Also -coly. [Fancifully f. solemn a., after melancholy.] A. adj. Excessively solemn or serious.
1772P. V. Fithian Jrnl. 18 Dec. (1900) 27 Being very Solemncholly and somewhat tired, I concluded to stay there all night. 1855Haliburton Nat. & Hum. Nat. I. ix. 285 Watch his face as he goes along, slowly and solemncoly through the street. 1863Pycroft Dragons' Teeth I. 154 With sighs and groans, pale faces, and ‘solemncholy’ looks. 1894Meldrum Margredel 67 He's a very solemncholy youth. B. n. pl. A solemn or serious mood. rare.
1834W. A. Caruthers Kentuckian in New York I. 214 It drives away the solemncholies, and makes a fellow feel so good-natured, and so comfortable. |