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Solemnly

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sol·emn  (slm)
adj.
1. Deeply earnest, serious, and sober.
2. Somberly or gravely impressive. See Synonyms at serious.
3. Performed with full ceremony: a solemn High Mass.
4. Invoking the force of religion; sacred: a solemn vow.
5. Gloomy; somber.
[Middle English solemne, from Old French, from Latin sollemnis, established, customary; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]
solemn·ly adv.
solemn·ness n.
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Adv.1.solemnly - in a grave and sedate manner; "the judge sat there solemnly"


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A FOX, seeing some sour grapes hanging within an inch of his nose, and being unwilling to admit that there was anything he would not eat, solemnly declared that they were out of his reach.
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"My sister," said an adjacent Man of God, solemnly, "you cannot stop the wicked from going to Chicago by killing them.
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and let a Sabbath song Go up to God so solemnly the dead may feel so wrong
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