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lugubrious

[ loo-goo-bree-uhs, -gyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner:
lugubrious songs of lost love.
Synonyms: melancholy, sorrowful
Antonyms: cheerful

lugubrious

/ lʊˈɡuːbrɪəs /

lu·gubri·ous·ly adverb
lu·gubri·ous·ness lu·gu·bri·os·i·ty [l, uh, -goo-bree-, os, -i-tee, -gyoo-], noun
nonlu·gubri·ous adjective
nonlu·gubri·ous·ly adverb
nonlu·gubri·ous·ness noun
unlu·gubri·ous adjective
unlu·gubri·ous·ly adverb
unlu·gubri·ous·ness noun

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin lūgubri(s) “mournful” (akin to lūgēre “to mourn”) + -ous

C17: from Latin lūgubris mournful, from lūgēre to grieve

She is likely to shoehorn her pain into lugubrious scenarios that are perfect for country-music videos.

Death is not a lugubrious occasion here, but more often a celebration of a life.

Impressed by the lugubrious scene, Aguinaldo yielded, and the next day peace negotiations were opened.

Frances was still looking somewhat lugubrious when the door opened and Miss Mildmay senior came in.

These are the most lugubrious nuptial felicitations that ever were offered to a bridegroom, I should fancy!

A lugubrious quail doled forth a grating, dismal note at long but measured intervals, offending the ear and depressing the heart.

He put his fingers to his ears, but the lugubrious noise passed those barriers, and made its way into his heart.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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