dirgelike

English

Alternative forms

• dirge-like

Etymology

From dirge +‎ -like.

Adjective

dirgelike (comparative more dirgelike, superlative most dirgelike)

1. (music) Resembling a dirge: slow and depressing
   • 2009 January 16, Holland Cotter, “Black History, Alive in Washington”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Her “Coronation Theme: Organon,” made of black stereo speakers stacked up to the ceiling, sends dirgelike royal fanfares laced with the noise of shouting crowds shuddering through the room.

Anagrams

• ridgelike