threnodic

English

Etymology

threnody + -ic

Adjective

threnodic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining or similar to a threnody.
    • 1964, Stanley Sadie, "Cheltenham Festival," The Musical Times, vol. 105, no. 1459, p. 673,
      There is a definite poetic impulse here, too: possibly threnodic in character (the work is dedicated to the memory of her mother), but certainly with some elements of darkness and poignancy underlying it.

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