Threnodic
Full definition of threnodic
Adjective
threnodic
- 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.