lugubrious
[ loo-goo-bree-uhs, -gyoo- ]
/ lʊˈgu bri əs, -ˈgyu- /
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adjective
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
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Origin of lugubrious
OTHER WORDS FROM lugubrious
Words nearby lugubrious
Lugosi, lug-rigged, lugsail, lug screw, lug-soled, lugubrious, lugworm, lug wrench, Luhrmann, Lu Hsün, Luichow Peninsula
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British Dictionary definitions for lugubrious
lugubrious
/ (lʊˈɡuːbrɪəs) /
adjective
excessively mournful; doleful
Derived forms of lugubrious
lugubriously, adverblugubriousness, nounWord Origin for lugubrious
C17: from Latin lūgubris mournful, from lūgēre to grieve
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