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    lugubrious
    /lʊˈɡ(j)uːbrɪəs/

    adjective

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

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

    Lugubrious means sad and serious, often in a literary or formal context. Learn how to use this word with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in Chinese.

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

    Lugubrious means mournful, especially exaggeratedly or affectedly so. It comes from Latin lugēre, meaning "to mourn". See synonyms, examples, word history and related articles.

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

    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

    Lugubrious means very sad or mournful, especially in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of lugubrious in sentences.

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

    Lugubrious means sad and serious, often in a literary or dramatic context. Learn how to use this word in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.

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

    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

    Lugubrious means excessively mournful or gloomy, especially in an affected or unrelieved manner. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this adjective, as well as related words and antonyms.