solemn

• She spoke gently and very beautifully; her words were tender, solemn, and touching, sometimes sounding like the chant of a pure conscience, and sometimes falling on the hearts around her with angelic consolation Her ideas became more and more elevated, excusing and pardoning all things. —  Renée Mauperin
• I knew that Kit grieved at the loss of his old friend; but he was only grave and solemn, as he always was When we reached the Castle, the body of the old man was placed upon his bed, and we left the room to prepare for the defence of the place. —  Field and Forest The Fortunes of a Farmer
• But at present it was only the white back of the card that was pressed into service Lynn's eyes grew round and solemn, as they always did when she was delivering herself of a "song." —  In the Mist of the Mountains
• Although his voice was solemn, the twinkle in his eyes told much to the observant Alene Tissue-paper hats! —  Peggy-Alone
• English gentlemen might have recalled the solemn warnings of history which check aggressions on private liberty, but an exiled adherent of Bourbon princes was not likely to be embarrassed by educational prejudices. —  The History of Tasmania, Volume I

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