Meanings
adjectivedirgelike (comparative more dirgelike, superlative most dirgelike)
comparative more dirgelike · superlative most dirgelike · alternative dirge-like
- entertainmentResembling a dirge: slow and depressing
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.
2009 January 16, Holland Cotter, “Black History, Alive in Washington”, in New York Times
Origin
- Englishdirge
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishdirgelike
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APA
dirgelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirgelike
MLA
“dirgelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirgelike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dirgelike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirgelike.
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