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   lugubrious

   /lʊˈɡ(j)uːbrɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. looking or sounding sad and dismal: "his face looked even more lugubrious than usual"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin lugubris (from lugere ‘mourn’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lugubriously adverb
   • 2. lugubriousness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLUGUBRIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. literary uk / luːˈɡuː.bri.əs / us / luːˈɡuː.bri.əs / Add to word list. sad and serious: a lugubrious face. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom. be in a funk idiom. dismayed. displeased. dissatisfied. distraught. distressed.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lugubriousLugubrious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of LUGUBRIOUS is mournful; especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful. How to use lugubrious in a sentence. Lugubrious Has Latin Roots

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › lugubriousLUGUBRIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Lugubrious definition: mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner. See examples of LUGUBRIOUS used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLUGUBRIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   adjective. If you say that someone or something is lugubrious, you mean that they are sad rather than lively or cheerful. [literary] ...a tall, thin man with a long and lugubrious face. He plays some passages so slowly that they become lugubrious. Synonyms: gloomy, serious, sad, dismal More Synonyms of lugubrious.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLUGUBRIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. literary us / luːˈɡuː.bri.əs / uk / luːˈɡuː.bri.əs / Add to word list. sad and serious: a lugubrious face. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom. be in a funk idiom. dismayed. displeased. dissatisfied. distraught. distressed.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lugubriousLugubrious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Anything that makes you sad, gloomy, or mournful can be called lugubrious. Lugubrious comes from the Latin verb lūgēre, "to mourn." You can also listen to the sound of the word: lugubrious sounds slow, heavy, and sad. Sometimes, just the "feel" of a word is enough to clue you in to its meaning, and lugubrious is one of those words. I was ...

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › lugubriousLugubrious - definition of lugubrious by The Free Dictionary

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   Define lugubrious. lugubrious synonyms, lugubrious pronunciation, lugubrious translation, English dictionary definition of lugubrious. adj. Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree. lu·gu′bri·ous·ly adv. lu·gu′bri·ous·ness n. American Heritage®...