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lugubrious
[ loo-goo-bree-uhs, -gyoo- ]
/ lŹĖgu bri És, -Ėgyu- /
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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
First recorded in 1595ā1605; from Latin lÅ«gubri(s) āmournfulā (akin to lÅ«gÄre āto mournā) + -ous
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Words nearby lugubrious
Lugosi, lug-rigged, lugsail, lug screw, lug-soled, lugubrious, lugworm, lug wrench, Luhansk, Luhrmann, Lu HsĆ¼n
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British Dictionary definitions for lugubrious
lugubrious
/ (lŹĖÉ”uĖbrÉŖÉs) /
adjective
excessively mournful; doleful
Derived forms of lugubrious
lugubriously, adverblugubriousness, nounWord Origin for lugubrious
C17: from Latin lÅ«gubris mournful, from lÅ«gÄre to grieve
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