lugubriously

American  

[loo-goo-bree-uhs-lee, -gyoo-] / lʊˈgu bri əs li, -ˈgyu- /

adverb

1. in a lugubrious way; mournfully, gloomily.

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Example Sentences

Barr lugubriously explained his reasoning as a gentleman and man of principle:

From Salon

One thing I do find genuinely hilarious though: the matter of fact way that, encouraged by Alberto, Salvador casually returns to his heroin habit, cooking up lugubriously as others might make themselves a herbal tea.

From The Guardian

Within a few weeks it was lugubriously out of tune.

From Literature

The exposition, setting up the premise for the trip, is both lugubriously long and trivializingly brief.

From The New Yorker

The music grows louder toward the end, but it falls short of triumph, leaning lugubriously on the low G in the final bar.

From The New Yorker