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- 1. looking or sounding sad and dismal: "his face looked even more lugubrious than usual"
Lugubrious means mournful, especially exaggeratedly or affectedly so. It comes from Latin lugēre, meaning "to mourn". See synonyms, examples, word history and related articles.
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Lugubrious definition: mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner. See examples of LUGUBRIOUS used in a sentence.
adjective. literary uk / luːˈɡuː.bri.əs / us / luːˈɡuː.bri.əs / Add to word list. sad and serious: a lugubrious face. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom. be in a funk idiom. dismayed. displeased. dissatisfied. distraught. distressed.
Anything that makes you sad, gloomy, or mournful can be called lugubrious. Lugubrious comes from the Latin verb lūgēre , "to mourn." You can also listen to the sound of the word: lugubrious sounds slow, heavy, and sad.
Lugubrious means sad and serious, often in a literary or dramatic context. Learn how to use this word in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.
Lugubrious means excessively mournful or gloomy, especially in an affected or unrelieved manner. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this adjective, as well as related words and antonyms.
Lugubrious means very sad or mournful, especially in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of lugubrious in sentences.
