Solemncholy

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    solemn; serious dialectal, humorous, nonstandard

    "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. […]"

Example

More examples

"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. […]"

Etymology

Blend of solemn + melancholy.

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