lugubrious
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- lugubriosity noun
- lugubriously adverb
- lugubriousness noun
- nonlugubrious adjective
- nonlugubriously adverb
- nonlugubriousness noun
- unlugubrious adjective
- unlugubriously adverb
- unlugubriousness noun
Etymology
Origin of lugubrious
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin lūgubri(s) “mournful” (akin to lūgēre “to mourn”) + -ous
Example Sentences
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At Tudum, Ortega appeared on stage during Lady Gaga’s performance as part of a lugubrious ensemble.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025
At a lugubrious black-tie dinner preceding the event, I sat next to a former MP who asked me two questions I had never been asked before in succession.
From Salon • Sep. 13, 2022
Welcome to “The Batman,” yet another lugubrious, laboriously grim slog masquerading as a fun comic book movie.
From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2022
However, its running time of 2hr 30 has not appealed to all, with the New Yorker commenting: "The overdone décor and the overcooked acting serve merely as glitzy distractions from the tale's lugubrious sprawl."
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2022
Words like: viscous, impunity, paroxysm, unctuous, nefarious, onanistic, perfidious, lugubrious.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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