dirgelike

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The result is not a dirgelike hagiography but a swift-moving and curiously sprightly movie that captures Bourdain’s vitality, his biting humor, his weapons-grade charisma, and his seemingly limitless hunger for new experiences.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2021

The second movement features dirgelike variations on a theme by Clara Wieck—i.e.,

From The New Yorker • Apr. 9, 2019

The group won an Emmy last year for “Letter to the Free,” a protest anthem straddling the space between dirgelike lament and proud march, and a full album is coming in March.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2018

But "Suffocating," a slow dirgelike ballad about being stuck in the past, asks more of his voice than it's prepared to give.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2010

The solemn, dirgelike chant was taken up by the entire company, and Spotted Deer believed that the Shawnees were singing the death song.

From Spotted Deer by Gregor, Elmer