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Webster 1913 Edition
Lugubrious
Lu-gu′bri-ous
,Adj.
[L.
lugubris
, fr. lugere
to mourn; cf. Gr. λυγρόσ
sad, Skr. ruj
to break.] Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable;
– as, a whining tone and a
. lugubrious
lookLu-gu′bri-ous-ly
, adv.
Lu-gu′bri-ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lugubrious
LUGU'BRIOUS
,Adj.
Mournful; indicating sorrow; as a lugubrious look.
Definition 2024
lugubrious
lugubrious
English
Adjective
lugubrious (comparative more lugubrious, superlative most lugubrious)
- gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
- The poor lighting and sparse maintenance, plus the rarefied traffic on its wide boulevards, made the effect of Pyongyang on the tourist distinctly lugubrious.
- His client's lugubrious expression tipped off the detective that something lurked beneath her optimistic words.
Translations
gloomy