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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.

Words related to lugubrious

mournful, sorrowful, bleak, gloomy, pensive, sad, depressing, dismal, doleful, dour, funeral, morose, woebegone, woful

Words nearby lugubrious

lughole, lugo, lugones, lugosi, lugsail, lugubrious, lugworm, luhrmann, luhsien, luichow, luichow peninsula

Origin of lugubrious

1595–1605; < Latin lūgubri(s) mournful (akin to lūgēre to mourn) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for lugubrious

lugubrious
/ (lʊˈɡuːbrɪəs) /

adjective

excessively mournful; doleful

Derived forms of lugubrious

lugubriously, adverblugubriousness, noun

Word Origin for lugubrious

C17: from Latin lūgubris mournful, from lūgēre to grieve
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