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

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

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Words nearby lugubrious

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

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

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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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