lugubrious
[ loo-goo-bree-uhs, -gyoo- ]
/ lʊˈgu bri əs, -ˈgyu- /
adjective
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
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lugubrious
/ (lʊˈɡuːbrɪəs) /
adjective
excessively mournful; doleful
Derived forms of lugubrious
lugubriously, adverb lugubriousness, nounWord Origin for lugubrious
C17: from Latin
lūgubris mournful, from
lūgēre to grieve